Quotes About Ancestry

A biologia diz-nos que descendemos de criaturas de carne e osso, mas, no fundo, sabemos bem que somos filhos e filhas de fantasmas de papel e tinta.

There was much of Henry Wimbush in the long gallery and the library, something of Anne, perhaps, in the morning-room. That was all. Among the accumulations of ten generations the living had left but few traces.

Fact, I specks his mammy hatched him!

It was the first time the name had ever been spoken as this child's name, for Omoro's people felt that each human being should be the first to know who he was.

Some genealogies claimed to be able to trace the Maclean ancestry even further back, going as far as Julius Caesar, and, in some cases, admittedly more tendentiously, to the ancient Celtic god of the sun.

If you lived in a house your parents lived in, then you would not have had to buy it. But the house itself represented inherited wealth, and in some eyes, that was somehow tainted.

That was the marvelous thing about going back to one's roots; there was no need for explanation.

My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it's by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don't be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you've just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life.

paleness is always looked upon as a strong proof of aristocratic descent and distinguished breeding.

race was defined as an inheritable trait

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

You must think it strange that I'm digging up my grandfather." "Not at all. I'm sure many young men dig up their grandfathers.

All that stuff, tradition and heritage. It's dead people's baggage. Quit carrying it.

There was a long silence, during which Hall seemed lost in thought. "Who knows," he mused finally, almost to himself. "Maybe you've got some Neanderthal DNA in you somewhere.

A famous poem I had quoted in a novel came to mind: "And how can a man die better, Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, And the temples of his Gods?" How, indeed?

Thinking of his forebears, it seemed the actual moment of death was not important to record: you died when those who lived forgot your existence.

We must pray intently, in agreement with the appeals of our forefathers and predecessors, in order to see a continuation of what they birthed. And we must actively repent of our wrongs and theirs, allowing God to reach back in time, healing our history so that blessings can flow into our present.

When we look at things as simple as food, it's not about just nourishment and sustaining our life, it is really the seed of our ancestor.

Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.

My grandmother had pale hands that looked like sturdy veins. She wrote poetry, too, and sang. Though she knew few lovers, I hope here breasts were admired as mine are two silver deities two shining steeples giving testament to the sky. — And So to Receive You

Home. It's where we come from. Who we are.

Home is our starting point for connecting to the past.

All tradition is merely the past.

As members of the same human species, you and I share all but 0.01% (1/100th of 1%) of identical genetic sequences.