Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants. – Danish proverb Category: Ancestry, Ancestors
If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires. – Nicholas Boileau Category: Ancestry, Ancestors
The person who has nothing to brag about but their ancestors is like a potato; the best part of them is underground. – Sir Thomas Overbore Category: Ancestry, Ancestors
When you’re really happy, the birds chirp and the sun shines even on cold dark winter nights — and flowers will bloom on a barren land. – Terri Guillemets Category: Happiness
For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. – Johnny Carson Category: Death