Quotes About Inheritance

The larger question is, as virologist Jonas Salk once asked, "Are we being good ancestors?

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears

I am she who once lived within your father, but he cast me out at the old domain. I miss him so badly. I miss the warmth of flesh. Let me in, Dragon Heir. Let me lie comfortably within your skin. I can show you such delights.

Her daughter was not related in blood to Ellony Leckery, yet it seemed as if she'd somehow managed to inherit her namesake's rather fey nature. Pharinet, Valraven's sister, insisted young Ellony was far stronger, braver, and more robust than the original, but there was no doubt she was highly sensitive, and sometimes this affected her badly.

Unaware of the discussion of his fate, Valraven Palindrake VI was sitting beneath one of the long testle tables, hidden by the tablecloth, in thrall to his uncle, Leonid.

You will need powerful friends in Magrast, as your father did. Your future lies here, Valraven.

You must go to Old Caradore to take back what is yours, fully and completely. You must become the Dragon Heir, as you are meant to be. It must be done before anything else.

Wounded?" was all I could manage. "Yes," said Pat. "And you're wounded in the same place. That's what fathers do if they don't heal their wounds. They wound their children in the same place.

In 1945, the United States inherited the earth.... at the end of World War II, what was left of Western civilization passed into the American account. The war had also prompted the country to invent a miraculous economic machine that seemed to grant as many wishes as were asked of it.

From what they have learnt so far, they reckon that some 20–30 per cent of our natural lifespan is accounted for by our genetic heritage, while environmental influences account for the rest.

My sister and I were the ones in the family who had seen this as necessary; neither of my brothers felt there was a problem with Dad. And in general when I'd expressed my concern for him, she was the one of my siblings who responded. She and I had also been the ones who sorted through and distributed mother's possessions after she had died.

Soccer runs in my blood.

In England, more than in any comparable country, those who are born poor are more likely to stay poor, and those who inherit privilege are more likely to pass on privilege. For those of us who believe in social justice, this stratification and segregation are morally indefensible.

I have inherited my father's responsibilities, not privileges. One of the members of his family had to continue his legacy of social responsibility.

There is socialism in the family that conflicts with meritocracy. And that bothered me.

And what are we going to leave for future generations? Are we going to leave them only buildings, cars? Or are we going to create more empathetic, more diverse societies more open to diversity?

President Obama came to office proclaiming that he aims to solve problems, not hand them on to our children. Most presidents say that sort of thing.

There are some people who're all doctors. Is it genetic?

The idea that you're made up of the people that come before you and you somehow have some kind of conscious dialog with your genetics - I think it's really deep and interesting stuff.

Love it, Do it, Be in it, Become it until it regenerates in your legacy.

Live in such a way that when you die you leave God in your will for your children.

Ti­tles are granted or in­her­ited, no­bil­ity isn't. Whatever paper we receive, be it of material or immaterial value – it will never exceed the value of your character being loved by people!

The greatest legacy a father can leave for his children before he departs is PEACE, otherwise his properties will go in PIECES sooner that he dies.

Her death was a defining moment in my life. It felt like the brightest light in Gion Kobu had gone dark. Sadly, she was the last master of the musical tradition in which she had been trained. The form died with her.