Ancestry Quote by William Tyler

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground

— 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

Men are not potatoes!

— Anonymous

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

— A. A. Milne

One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground

— Samuel Butler

We fancy men are individuals; so are pumpkins; but every pumpkin in the field goes through every point of pumpkin history.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Most men live like raisins in a cake of custom.

— Brand Blanshard

Some men's reputation seems like seed-wheat, which thrives best when brought from a distance.

— Richard Whately

Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.

— George Herbert

Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluously coarse labors…

— Henry David Thoreau

Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name.

— Lucan