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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (58690)1/10/2005 7:09:29 PM
From: microhoogle!  Read Replies (1) of 74559
 
Dining out for centuries on ancestors' past glories is pretty weak. It's what they do today that matters, not what somebody did centuries ago, who was only partly related to the current populations claiming "credit", as though they can claim credit.

IMO, both matter. Everyone can and should take pride on ancestors glory since that pride manifests in the posterity to excel to achieve that kind of glory.

However, you are right - we can't tell people that "my ancestors used to eat caviar now you smell my mouth" to bask on that glory.

PS: Replace Caviar with more appropriate and most expensive food item. It just doesn't fit in this saying that I literally translated from a different language.
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