GENEALOGY, n. An account of one’s descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own.
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?) American writer and journalist
“Genealogy,” The Cynic’s Word Book (1906)
(Source)
Included in The Devil's Dictionary (1911). Originally published in the "Devil's Dictionary" column in the San Francisco Wasp (1885-02-21).
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Mules are always boasting that their ancestors are horses.
Proverbs, Sayings, and Adages
German Proverb
This sad little lizard told me that he was a Brontosaurus on his mother’s side. I did not laugh; people who boast of ancestry often have little else to sustain them. Humoring them costs nothing and adds to happiness in a world in which happiness is in short supply.
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American writer
Time Enough for Love (1973)
