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Posterity Quotes

Such as have reason, understanding, or common sense, will, and ought to make use of it in those things that concern themselves and their posterity, and suspect the words of such as are interested in deceiving or persuading them not to see with their own eyes Picture Quote #1

This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind Picture Quote #1

To try to live in posterity is to be like an actor who leaps over the footlights and talks to the orchestra Picture Quote #1

Since it is not granted us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived Picture Quote #1

Posterity preserves only what will pack into small compass. Jewels are handed down from age to age; less portable valuables disappear Picture Quote #1

Talents, to strike the eye of posterity, should be concentrated. Rays, powerless while they are scattered, burn in a point Picture Quote #1

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There will he nothing more that posterity can add to our immoral habits; our descendants must have the same desires and act the same follies as their sires. Every vice has reached its zenith Picture Quote #1

I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Titles are of no value to posterity; the name of a man who has achieved great deeds imposes more respect than any or all epithets Picture Quote #1

Would a writer know how to behave himself with relation td posterity? Let him consider in old books what he finds that he is glad to know, and what omissions he most laments Picture Quote #1

And, after all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style Picture Quote #1

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Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived Picture Quote #1

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity Picture Quote #1

I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time Picture Quote #1

Leaders are the ones who keep faith with the past, keep step with the present and keep the promise to posterity Picture Quote #1

Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity Picture Quote #1

Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant Picture Quote #1

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Each generation takes the Earth as trustees. We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed Picture Quote #1

And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, countries, nations, etc Picture Quote #1

After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity Picture Quote #1

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity Picture Quote #1

We must seek the truth, love it, defend it, and hand it down uncorrupted to our posterity Picture Quote #1

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody Picture Quote #1

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Posterity will one day laugh at the foolishness of modern materialistic philosophers Picture Quote #1

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes Picture Quote #1

And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries, Nations, etc Picture Quote #1

Picasso is what is going to happen and what is happening; he is posterity and archaic time, the distant ancestor and our next-door neighbor. Speed permits him to be two places at once, to belong to all the centuries without letting go of the here and now Picture Quote #1

Photography at first was asked to do nothing but embalm our best smiles for the benefit of our friends and our best clothes for the amusement of posterity. Neither thing lasts, and photography came as a welcome salve to keep those precious, if slightly ridiculous, things a little longer in the world Picture Quote #1

Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity Picture Quote #1

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Such as have reason, understanding, or common sense, will, and ought to make use of it in those things that concern themselves and their posterity, and suspect the words of such as are interested in deceiving or persuading them not to see with their own eyes (Posterity Quotes) This house will bear witness to his piety; this town, his birthplace, to his munificence; history to his patriotism; posterity to the depth and compass of his mind (Posterity Quotes) To try to live in posterity is to be like an actor who leaps over the footlights and talks to the orchestra (Posterity Quotes) Since it is not granted us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived (Posterity Quotes) Posterity preserves only what will pack into small compass. Jewels are handed down from age to age; less portable valuables disappear (Posterity Quotes) Talents, to strike the eye of posterity, should be concentrated. Rays, powerless while they are scattered, burn in a point (Posterity Quotes) There will he nothing more that posterity can add to our immoral habits; our descendants must have the same desires and act the same follies as their sires. Every vice has reached its zenith (Posterity Quotes) I do not give you to posterity as a pattern to imitate, but as an example to deter (Posterity Quotes) 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 (Posterity Quotes) Titles are of no value to posterity; the name of a man who has achieved great deeds imposes more respect than any or all epithets (Posterity Quotes) Would a writer know how to behave himself with relation td posterity? Let him consider in old books what he finds that he is glad to know, and what omissions he most laments (Posterity Quotes) And, after all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style (Posterity Quotes) Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived (Posterity Quotes) I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity (Posterity Quotes) I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of journalism ably practiced in our time (Posterity Quotes) Leaders are the ones who keep faith with the past, keep step with the present and keep the promise to posterity (Posterity Quotes) Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity (Posterity Quotes) Who could look on these monuments without reflecting on the vanity of mortals in thus offering up testimonials of their respect for persons of whose very names posterity is ignorant (Posterity Quotes) Each generation takes the Earth as trustees. We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed (Posterity Quotes) And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, countries, nations, etc (Posterity Quotes) After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity (Posterity Quotes) The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity (Posterity Quotes) We must seek the truth, love it, defend it, and hand it down uncorrupted to our posterity (Posterity Quotes) Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody (Posterity Quotes) Posterity will one day laugh at the foolishness of modern materialistic philosophers (Posterity Quotes) Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes. (Posterity Quotes) And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries, Nations, etc. (Posterity Quotes) Picasso is what is going to happen and what is happening; he is posterity and archaic time, the distant ancestor and our next-door neighbor. Speed permits him to be two places at once, to belong to all the centuries without letting go of the here and now. (Posterity Quotes) Photography at first was asked to do nothing but embalm our best smiles for the benefit of our friends and our best clothes for the amusement of posterity. Neither thing lasts, and photography came as a welcome salve to keep those precious, if slightly ridiculous, things a little longer in the world. (Posterity Quotes) Let no family go into eternity without having left their memoirs for their children, their grandchildren, and their posterity. (Posterity Quotes)

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