Quotes About Legacy

Alexander Hamilton

FAREWELL! A LONG FAREWELL TO ALL MY GREATNESS." PUBLIUS

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole world is dying.

Human development is a form of chronological unfairness, since late-comers are able to profit by the labors of their predecessors without paying the same price.

Ideas that have outlived their day may hobble about the world for years, but it is hard for them ever to lead or dominate life. Such ideas never gain complete possession of a man, or they gain possession only of incomplete people.

I have designed the most buildings of any living American architect.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution.

The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true.

But thousands die without or this or that, die, and endow a college, or a cat: To some, indeed, Heaven grants the happier fate, Tenrich a bastard, or a son they hate.

But thousands die, without or this or that,Die, and endow a college, or a cat.

Vain was the chief's, the sage's pride!They had no poet, and they died.

Inscriptions here of various Names I view'd, The greater part by hostile time subdu'd; Yet wide was spread their fame in ages past, And Poets once had promis'd they should last.

We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so.