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He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the fune

He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral. – Yiddish Proverb

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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired. – Juvenal

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There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends. – Miguel de Cervantes

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All heiresses are beautiful. – John Dryden

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