Legacy Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old legacy quotes, legacy sayings, and legacy proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare
There is nothing more important than parents passing on a generational legacy of faith and values to their children. James Dobson
The best way to leave a legacy is to believe, teach, defend, and promote what is true. Kevin DeYoung
You get to decide the legacy that you leave. Anonymous
Follow in the footsteps of your ancestors, for the mind is trained through knowledge. Behold their words endure in books. Open them and follow their wise counsel. Book of Kheti
One who knows no proverbs knows not their ancestors. Nigerian Wisdom
If we stand tall it is because we stand in the backs of those who came before us. Yoruba Wisdom
A person without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey
Unless one has the past in the present, one can't understand oneself. Wilson Harris
Every generation needs the instruction and insights of past generations in order to forge its own vision. Jesse Jackson
Every decision made is not entirely one's own to make...Do what you have to, but just understand what effect it will have, what legacy you will leave. Rita Dove
We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Your legacy is made every day...Every person that you encounter in the space of your life whom you impact...in any way—that will be your legacy. Oprah Winfrey
No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare
That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it. Johann Von Goethe
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. Friedrich von Schiller
When a man dies, if he can pass on enthusiasm along to his children, he has left them an estate of incalculable value. Thomas Edison
People without knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture are like a tree without roots. Marcus Garvey
The choices in life you have made will be / Your lasting, resplendent legacy / So choose to be kind in all that you do / No greater legacy could be left by you. Gary Shulman
Long after this old oak tree has lost its leaves / its branches snapped and trunk uprooted / it would have imparted a lasting imprint. Alexander Lim
By the time I'm gone, / I hope I made a difference. Trevor Nienhuser
Legacy. What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. Lin-Manuel Miranda
I had an inheritance from my father, / It was the moon and the sun. / And though I roam all over the world, / The spending of it’s never done. Ernest Hemingway
Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people. Peter Strople
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. Steve Saint
A teacher affects eternity, and can never tell where the influence stops. Henry Adams
Children are the legacy we leave for the time we will not live to see. Aristotle
We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, but to leave behind something that will. Chuck Palahniuk
That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched. Patti Davis
My buildings will be my legacy... they will speak for me long after I'm gone. Julia Morgan