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.

Marguerite Yourcenar
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If you are born of a specific family, you are connected to that family for life. This quote is saying that the strongest connections are not by blood but by things you do, not people. Family can also be defined as the group of people who have had some kind of connection with each other over a long period of time. At least three generations must have been in contact for this to apply.

Source: Memoirs Of Hadrian

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