Quotes about Inheritance

“All heiresses are beautiful.”

“Die and endow a college or a cat.”

“No legacy is so rich as honestly.”

“Nothing succeeds like ones own successor.”

“I would rather make my name than inherit it.”

“The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.”

“I would as soon leave my son a curse as the almighty dollar.”

“The weak shall inherit the earth, but not the mineral rights.”

“A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired.”

“Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.”

“The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir.”

“He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral.”

“Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.”

“Never say you know a man until you have divided an inheritance with him.”

“To inherit property is not to be born -- it is to be still-born, rather.”

“A man cannot leave a better legacy to the world than a well-educated family.”

“Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony.”

“Say not you know another entirely till you have divided an inheritance with him.”

“The are of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation.”

“An infinitude of tenderness is the chief gift and inheritance of all truly great men.”

“The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.”

“It is the fate of the great ones of this earth, to be appreciated only after they are gone.”

“It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it.”

“Lifestyles and sex roles are passed from parents to children as inexorably as blue eyes or small feet.”

“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.”

“My sword I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it.”

“We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.”

“To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.”

“If you want to really know what your friends and family think of you die broke, and then see who shows up for the funeral.”

“For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear.”