Posterity Quotes

We are always doing something for posterity, but I would fain see posterity do something for us.

People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

And perhaps, posterity will thank me for having shown it that the ancients did not know everything.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.

The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing.

I'm interested in designing for posterity.

Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators.

If conquest does not bind posterity, so neither can compact bind it.

The function of posterity is to look after itself.