Quotes about Inheritance
He was my father. I own half his genes, and all of his history. Believe this: the mistakes are part of the story. I am born of a man who believed he could tell nothing but the truth, while he set down for all time the Poisonwood Bible.
— Barbara Kingsolver
One man asked another on the death of a mutual friend, "How much did he leave?" His friend responded, "He left it all.
— Stephen Covey
We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.
— Joseph Addison
So the real jaw-dropping news that January morning, the news that had everyone from Toronto to Tokyo crapping in their cornflakes, concerned the contents of Halliday's last will and testament, and the fate of his vast fortune.
— Ernest Cline
The gods visit the sins of the fathers upon the children.
— Euripides
The Lord said unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
— Eusebius of Caesarea
When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.
— Gordon Hinckley
He was not merely a chip off the old block, but the old block itself.
— Edmund Burke
Stop that! These words create alliances with the devil. They grant him access to your spirit. It is not God's will that you live a defeated, marginalized, unhappy, and weary life. Turn a deaf ear to the old voices and make new choices. "The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance" (Ps. 16:6). Live out of your inheritance, not your circumstance. God has already promised a victory. And he has provided weapons for the fight.
— Max Lucado
Every level of inheritance requires a disinheritance from the devil. Satan must be moved off before the saint can move in.
— Max Lucado
Remember, you are a coheir with Christ. Every attribute of Jesus is at your disposal.
— Max Lucado
You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because I'm paying for someone else who has yet to come.
— Maya Angelou