Genealogy quotes

One of my hobbies of passion is genealogy, but I think I seldom mention it on this blog. I will try to rectify that a bit. Enjoy.

“Genealogy is a pursuit in which you confuse the dead and irritate the living.” -- Unknown

“A genealogist must have the patience of Job; the curiosity of a cat; the stubbornness of a mule; the eyesight of an eagle; be blessed with the luck of the Irish; and have the ability and stamina of a camel to go long hours without food or drink.” -- Unknown

“Every man is a quotation from his ancestors.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“A modest acquaintance with one’s ancestry is a birthright, and one of which no one should wish to deprive himself.” -- Charles Edmundson

“The cheapest way to have your family tree traced is to run for a public office.” -- Unknown

“Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.” -- Mark Twain

“Now that I have a computer for my genealogical records, I find that my records are just as confused as before, however, now my confusion is better organized.” -- Jack W. Briscoe 

“Some family trees have beautiful leaves, and some have just a bunch of nuts. Remember, it is the nuts that make the tree worth shaking.” -- Unknown

“If you don’t know history, you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” -- Michael Crichton

“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten; Either write things worthy of reading, or do things worthy of writing.” -- Benjamin Franklin

“He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family tree was begot by a flash of lightning.” -- Old English proverb

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” -- George Bernard Shaw

The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine. -- Abraham Lincoln