Weeping of Heir is Laughter in Disguise: Montaigne

"The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise." -- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Keep the Doctor Out of Your Will if You Would Live

"The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir." -- Thomas Fuller

To Live Forever, Make Me Your Heir: Lord Byron

"The way to be immortal (I mean not to die at all) is to have me for your heir. I recommend you to put me in your will and you will see that (as long as I live at least) you will never even catch cold." -- Lord Byron