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I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is read more
One who is proud of ancestry is like a turnip; there is nothing good of him but that which is underground
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had read more
There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.
What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood, of all the Howards.
What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?
Alas! not all the blood, of all the Howards.
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.
Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.
Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred.
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.
He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
Few sons attain the praise
Of their great sires and most their sires disgrace.
