Quotes About Inheritance

It is generally admitted, and very frequently proved, that virtue and genius, and all the natural good qualities which men possess, are derived from their mothers.

The more wealth a man has, the louder his children talk.

Passion is begotten of passion, and it easily happens, as with the children of great men, that the base is the offspring of the noble.

Every man is responsible only for his own acts. The sons do not inherit the sins of the fathers. But can we say: that was long ago, they were different?

A man must be sacrificed now and again to provide for the next generation of men.

Every new source from which man has increased his power on earth has been used to diminish the prospects of his successors.

Look well on this, my son," said the green-skinned man, "for one day I shall rule a clockwork kingdom of such beings, and you shall be its prince.

As a younger person I think I thought of myself as a Tony [from The Best Man], struggling with the legacy of my famous parents.

My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man, I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.

Men leave their riches either to their kindred or their friends, and moderate portions prosper best in both.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition objects to their being disqualified by the accident of death.

If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she shall deliver to that ,son the whole property which belonged to the ,deceased .

Philosophy teaches a man that he can't take it with him; taxes teach him he can't leave it behind either.

Man is entitled by birthright to a share of the earth's produce sufficient to fill the needs of his existence.

All men come to resemble their fathers. That isn't a tragedy. But you need a hell of a sense of humor to handle it.

Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his physician his heir.

The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce inferior to the hopes of the continuance of his own life.

Some men live with an invisible limp, stagger, or drag a leg. Their sons are often angry.

A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato-the best part of him is underground.

The greatest piece of folly is that every man thinks himself compelled to hand down what people think they have known.

I'd like to thank Mom and Dad, just for the genetics.

I'm a good blend of both my mom and dad.

I have great genes. Thank you to my mom and dad for that one.