When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. Benjamin Disraeli
When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.AnecdotesQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
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To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. Lord Chesterfield
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.AnecdotesQuotations by Lord Chesterfield
It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear. Italo Calvino
It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.AnecdotesQuotations by Italo Calvino
Do well and you will have no need for ancestors. Voltaire
Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.AncestryQuotations by Voltaire
The kind of ancestors we have had is not as important as the kind of descendants our ancestors have. Source Unknown
The kind of ancestors we have had is not as important as the kind of descendants our ancestors have.AncestryQuotations by Source Unknown
Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal. Robert Louis Stevenson
Each has his own tree of ancestors, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal.AncestryQuotations by Robert Louis Stevenson
He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another. Seneca
He who boasts of his descent, praises the deed of another.AncestryQuotations by Seneca
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others. Seneca
Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.AncestryQuotations by Seneca
My ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat. Will Rogers
My ancestors didn’t come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat.AncestryQuotations by Will Rogers
Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son. Russian Proverb
Clever father, clever daughter; clever mother, clever son.AncestryQuotations by Russian Proverb
Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses. German Proverb
Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.AncestryQuotations by German Proverb
Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants. Danish Proverb
Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants.AncestryQuotations by Danish Proverb
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor. Proverb
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor.AncestryQuotations by Proverb
Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants. Plato
Hereditary honors are a noble and a splendid treasure to descendants.AncestryQuotations by Plato
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses. Ovid
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.AncestryQuotations by Ovid
We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language. Joyce Carol Oates
We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language.AncestryQuotations by Joyce Carol Oates
High birth is an accident, not a virtue. Pietro Metastasio
High birth is an accident, not a virtue.AncestryQuotations by Pietro Metastasio
I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. Abraham Lincoln
I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.AncestryQuotations by Abraham Lincoln
Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride.AncestryQuotations by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Is anyone simply by birth to be applauded or punished? Hitopadesa
Is anyone simply by birth to be applauded or punished?AncestryQuotations by Hitopadesa
Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence.AncestryQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Breed is stronger than pasture. George Eliot
Breed is stronger than pasture.AncestryQuotations by George Eliot
Heredity is nothing, but stored environment. Luther Burbank
Heredity is nothing, but stored environment.AncestryQuotations by Luther Burbank
If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires. Nicholas Boileau
If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires.AncestryQuotations by Nicholas Boileau
I don’t have to look up my family tree, because I know that I’m the sap. Fred A. Allen
I don’t have to look up my family tree, because I know that I’m the sap.AncestryQuotations by Fred A. Allen
The anarchist and the Christian have a common origin. Friedrich Nietzsche
The anarchist and the Christian have a common origin.AnarchismQuotations by Friedrich Nietzsche
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse. Adam Smith
Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.AnalysisQuotations by Adam Smith
He suffered from paralysis by analysis. Saying
He suffered from paralysis by analysis.AnalysisQuotations by Saying
The unlived life is not worth examining. Tom Morris
The unlived life is not worth examining.AnalysisQuotations by Tom Morris
Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Psychoanalysis is confession without absolution.AnalysisQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more. Henri Frederic Amiel
Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.AnalysisQuotations by Henri Frederic Amiel
Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators. Amos Bronson Alcott
Observation more than books and experience more than persons, are the prime educators.AnalysisQuotations by Amos Bronson Alcott
Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. Laurence Sterne
Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas.AmusementQuotations by Laurence Sterne
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements. George Bernard Shaw
Life would be tolerable but for its amusements.AmusementQuotations by George Bernard Shaw
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking. Phaedrus
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking.AmusementQuotations by Phaedrus
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.AmusementQuotations by Michel Eyquem De …
You can’t live on amusement. It is the froth on water — an inch deep and then the mud. George Macdonald
You can’t live on amusement. It is the froth on water — an inch deep and then the mud.AmusementQuotations by George Macdonald
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement. Edgar Watson Howe
The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.AmusementQuotations by Edgar Watson Howe
Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind. David Garrick
Cards were at first for benefits designed, sent to amuse, not to enslave the mind.AmusementQuotations by David Garrick
Amusement to an observing mind is study. Benjamin Disraeli
Amusement to an observing mind is study.AmusementQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli