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 The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce 
inferior to the hopes of the read more 
 The survivorship of a worthy man in his son is a pleasure scarce 
inferior to the hopes of the continuance of his own life. 
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!
Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity!
 Posterity gives to every man his true honor.
 [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.]  
 Posterity gives to every man his true honor.
 [Lat., Suum cuique decus posteritas rependet.] 
 Posterity is a most limited assembly. Those gentlemen who reach 
posterity are not much more numerous than the planets.  
 Posterity is a most limited assembly. Those gentlemen who reach 
posterity are not much more numerous than the planets. 
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anybody else
 The man was laughed at as a blunderer who said in a public 
business: "we do much for posterity; read more 
 The man was laughed at as a blunderer who said in a public 
business: "we do much for posterity; I would fain see them do 
something for us." 
 As to posterity, I may ask (with somebody whom I have forgot) 
what has it ever done to oblige read more 
 As to posterity, I may ask (with somebody whom I have forgot) 
what has it ever done to oblige me? 
 Strangers are contemporary posterity.
 [Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.]  
 Strangers are contemporary posterity.
 [Fr., Les etrangers sont la posterite contemporaine.] 
He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.
He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.