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«Let our posterity know that we their ancestors, uncultured and unlearned, amid all trials and temptations, were men of integrity.»
«It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution.»
«If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.»
«I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth.»
«Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.»
«Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.»
«It's interesting to think that my ancestors used to live in the trees, like apes, until finally they got the nerve to head out onto the plains, where some were probably hit by cars»
Author: Jack Handy (Writer) | About: Thinking | Keywords: ancestors, aped, apes, aping, cars, nerve, onto, plains
«It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors»
«Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us»
«My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat.»

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