Respect for Ancestors Quotes

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.

We should not look down on our first ancestors.

I have nothing against respecting people who lived before, but we have no responsibility toward them.

I think that at heart I am an old-fashioned Chinese, really I am.

A man who would not love his father's grave is worse than a wild animal.

All states need to hallow themselves with the dignity of the past.

You always stand on the shoulders of your predecessor.

Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our forefathers and of love for our posterity.

Nas is someone who can communicate with the streets and can still keep it real in terms of being human, he doesn't try to be this super perfect person, but has respect for his history and for his ancestors and for spirituality. So Nas always displayed that in his music, while at the same time keeping it hard and something that you can relate to.

We clasp the hands of those who go before us.

I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture.

It is but too common, of late, to condemn the acts of our predecessors and to pronounce them unjust, unwise, or unpatriotic from not adverting to the circumstances under which they acted. Thus, to judge is to do great injustice to the wise and patriotic men who preceded us.

I stand on the shoulders of giants.