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Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

Van Wyck Brooks
Family, Self Esteem, Ancestry
Van Wyck Brooks (1941). “Opinions of Oliver Allston”, New York, Dutton
Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.