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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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

Nothing is so soothing to our self esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us. – Van Wyck Brooks

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