“ One of the best things people could do for their descendants would be to sharply limit the number of them. Olin Miller
“ It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch
“ The pedigree of honey Does not concern the bee A clover anytime to him Is aristocracy. Emily Dickinson
“ The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potato - the only good belonging to him is underground. Thomas Overbury
