Pride Quote by Spanish Proverb

A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato-the best part of him is underground.

— Henry S. F. Cooper

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato. The best part is underground.

— Thomas Overbury

They who derive their worth from their ancestors resemble potatoes, the most valuable part of which is underground.

— Francis Bacon

What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.

— A. A. Milne

“Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Man takes root at his feet, and at best he is no more than a potted plant in his house or carriage till he…

— John Burroughs

A man's rootage is more important than his leafage.

— Woodrow Wilson

A plant is like a self-willed man, out of whom we can obtain all which we desire, if we will only treat him his…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“A person is from wherever they feel best, and roots are for plants. Everyone knows that, don't they?”

— Juan Gabriel Vásquez

As a farmer, man himself became closely attached to the landscape, firmly rooted to the soil that supported him. At times the soil seemed…

— Charles Kellogg

A plant needs roots in order to grow. With man it is the other way around: only when he grows does he have roots…

— Eric Hoffer

Wherever man exists, he finds the need to redesign, to recreate the world. A more beautiful world, purer, sweeter smelling and more colorful. A…

— Gary Snyder