Ancestry Proverbs

He who boasts of his ancestry unduly will bring plenty of trouble upon himself. (Swahili Proverb)
A man's actions are more important than his ancestry. View proverb
Kenyan Proverb
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own. View proverb
Greek Proverb
A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Nobleness is not noble ancestry. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
All people share the same ancestry. View proverb
Botswana Proverb
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I scarcely recognize as our own. View proverb
Latin Proverb