Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. - Oliver Wend

Every man is an omnibus in which his ancestors ride. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Heredity is nothing, but stored environment. – Luther Burbank

Good breeding, a union of kindness and independence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

The precise form of an individuals activity is determined, of course, by the equipment with which he came into the world. In other words, it is determined by his heredity. – Henry Louis

If your descent is from heroic sires, show in your life a remnant of their fires. – Nicholas Boileau

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