229 Quotes About Ancestors

Не дивіться на Україну, як на землю своїх батьків. Дивіться на неї, як на землю своїх дітей. І тоді прийдуть зміни...

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Societies and communities change—dictionaries are rewritten; people and ideas die off. The point is for us to develop so much that when we outgrow the awareness of the community, we willfully reach back to pull others forward with our knowledge.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children

Dead or alive, interesting people are interesting people.

Libby can hear the whisper of every moment that this room has existed. Feel every breath of every person who has ever sat where she is sitting.

Our ancestors have a lot to teach us. This is not because they were wiser or more devout than we are or “better” Christians, though we can’t rule out such possibilities. It is because they can point us toward what is essential. (p. 50)

We also believe that from our end of this undulating time line, we have a certain omnipotence. We can see the mistakes and blunders of the past far more clearly than the people who were living through them. (p. 77)