Quote by Pietro Metastasio
High birth is an accident, not a virtue. - Pietro Metastasio

High birth is an accident, not a virtue. – Pietro Metastasio

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Unworthy offspring brag the most about their worthy descendants. – Danish proverb

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

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