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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

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Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses. – Proverb

Heredity is nothing, but stored environment. – Luther Burbank

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

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

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