Logo
Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Genealogy. An account of ones descent from an ancestor who did not

Genealogy. An account of ones descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own. – Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
God
Author
Ambrose Bierce
Read Quote

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freemans power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country. – Ambrose Bierce

Category:
power
Author
Ambrose Bierce
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Ancestry, Ancestors
category

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

Category:
Ancestry, Ancestors

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be. – Abraham Lincoln

Category:
Ancestry, Ancestors

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

Category:
Ancestry, Ancestors

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

Category:
Ancestry, Ancestors

Random Quotes

As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind. – Cleveland Amory

Category:
Patience

I want my kids to see me as Dad, for Gods sake, not a television personality. – Gordon Ramsay

Category:
dad

I think L.A.s terrific. You fly an hour and a half and youre in the mountains in three feet of powder. I also think its a much better city if youre working as an actor. If youre not working and you dont see your dreams coming true, there can be a lot of heartache. – Scott Patterson

Category:
Dreams

For both faith and want of faith have destroyed men alike. – Hesiod

Category:
Faith