Ancestry Quote by Thomas Overbury

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

— Thomas Overbury

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

— Henry S. F. Cooper

Men who pride themselves on their ancestry are like the potato plant, the most part of which is under ground.

— William Tyler

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

— A. A. Milne

The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than…

— J. Arthur Thomson

Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.

— Joseph Addison

I'm really enamored of the potato in all its guises.

— James Beard

Men are not potatoes!

— Anonymous

It is easy to think of potatoes, and fortunately for men who have not much money it is easy to think of them with…

— Anonymous

John McCain is simply a man of considerable character, poor guy. He is utterly bereft of cultural cachet.

— Shelby Steele

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it.

— Joshua Reynolds

Like am not good enough for that shirtless potato.

— Icarly