It is not by blood, anyhow, that man's true continuity is established: Alexander's direct heir is Caesar, and not the frail infant born of a Persian princess in an Asiatic citadel; Epaminondas, dying without issue, was right to boast that he had Victories for daughters.
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Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past.
If the object of poetry is, to make men, then poetry is the heir of prophecy.
They fought because they loved the dance, and the weight of a sword in their hands. The clash and spark of metal and hiss of flame was like music written just for them. They fought for glory, but not for blood. They were Weirlind, heirs of the warrior's stone. And they always slept better with blades beneath their beds.
Your story is the greatest legacy that you will leave to your friends.It's the longest-lasting legacy you will leave to your heirs.