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7 Proverbs about Ancestry



1. Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own.. Latin Proverb. Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own.
Latin Proverb

2. A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.. Spanish Proverb. A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.
Spanish Proverb

3. Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.. Greek Proverb. Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.
Greek Proverb

4. A man's actions are more important than his ancestry.. Kenyan Proverb. A man's actions are more important than his ancestry.
Kenyan Proverb

5. He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will bring plenty of trouble upon himself.. Swahili proverb. He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will bring plenty of trouble upon himself.
Swahili proverb

6. Nobleness is not noble ancestry.. Swahili proverb. Nobleness is not noble ancestry.
Swahili proverb

7. All people share the same ancestry.. Botswana Proverb. All people share the same ancestry.
Botswana Proverb

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