Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own.
• Ovid, Metamorphoses, XIII. 140.
• Ovid, Metamorphoses, XIII. 140.
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Nam genus et proavos et quæ non fecimus ipsi Vix ea nostra voco.
— Birth on Ancestors
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nam genus et proavos et quæ non fecimus ipsi Vix ea nostra voco." in the context of "Birth and ancestry, and that which we have not ourselves achieved, we can scarcely call our own.
• Ovid, Metamorphoses, XIII. 140." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ancestors" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 23-25.)
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