Every man is the son of his own works.
A four-letter alphabet called DNA.
A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
Noble fathers have noble children.
Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.
The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee A clover anytime to him Is aristocracy.
A genealogist is one who traces your family back as far as your money will go.
One of the best things people could do for their descendants would be to sharply limit the number of them.
When I want a peerage I shall buy one like an honest man.
The best blood will sometimes get into a fool or a mosquito.