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He made his money the really old-fashioned way. He inherited it Quote

“He made his money the really old-fashioned way. He inherited it” — A. J. Carothers

 

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I don't believe in men waiting until they are ready to die before using any of their money for helpful purposes Quote
 

“I don’t believe in men waiting until they are ready to die before using any of their money for helpful purposes” — George Eastman

 

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August is National Make-A-Will Month in the U.S. (Varies by country). Below are some well-known quotes related to wills & inheritances.

 
Warren Buffett Enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing quote
 

“Enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing” — Warren Buffett

 

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Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money Quote
 

“Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don’t mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network” — Toni Morrison

 

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The three immutable facts: You own stuff. You will die. Someone will get that stuff Quote
 

“The three immutable facts: You own stuff. You will die. Someone will get that stuff” — Jane Bryant Quinn

 

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The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise Quote
 

“The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise” — Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

 

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Daniel Craig Leave Great Sums Inheritance Distasteful quote
 

“But I don’t want to leave great sums to the next generation. I think inheritance is quite distasteful. My philosophy is: get rid of it or give it away before you go” — Daniel Craig

 

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All heiresses are beautiful Quote
 

“All heiresses are beautiful”– John Dryden

 

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The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir Quote
 

“The patient is not likely to recover who makes the doctor his heir” — Thomas Fuller

 

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The art of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation Quote
 

“The art of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation” — William Hazlitt

 

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A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just Quote
 

“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just” — Proverbs 13:22

 

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My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it's time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that, What I'm trying to say is I did have a platform, but none of my money is inherited Quote
 

“My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it’s time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that, What I’m trying to say is I did have a platform, but none of my money is inherited” — Kylie Jenner

 

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Say not you know another entirely, till you have divided an inheritance with him Quote
 

“Say not you know another entirely, till you have divided an inheritance with him” — Johann Kaspar Lavater

 

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I don’t want to leave my kids an inheritance, I want to leave them a legacy Quote
 

“I don’t want to leave my kids an inheritance, I want to leave them a legacy” — Daymond John

 

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I regard large inherited wealth as a misfortune, which merely serves to dull men's faculties. A man who possesses great wealth should, therefore, allow only a small portion to descend to his relatives Quote
 

“I regard large inherited wealth as a misfortune, which merely serves to dull men’s faculties. A man who possesses great wealth should, therefore, allow only a small portion to descend to his relatives” — Alfred Nobel

 

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Ogden Nash Some people’s money is merited, And other people’s is inherited quote
 

“Some people’s money is merited, And other people’s is inherited” — Ogden Nash

 

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Wisdom with inheritance is good, better than without Quote
 

“Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom” – Anne Bradstreet

 

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As for you, nephew, if you were in my will, I'd disinherit you! Quote
 

“As for you, nephew, if you were in my will, I’d disinherit you!” — Ebenezer Scrooge

 

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One day, my father gave me an apple. I soon sold it for five dollars and bought two apples and sold them for ten. Then I bought four apples and sold them for twenty. Well, this went on day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, until my father died and left me three hundred million dollars! Quote
 

“One day, my father gave me an apple. I soon sold it for five dollars and bought two apples and sold them for ten. Then I bought four apples and sold them for twenty. Well, this went on day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, until my father died and left me three hundred million dollars!” — David Koch

 

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Janet Yellen Just over half of the total value of inheritances went to the top 5 percent and 40 percent went to households in the next 45% quote
 

“Just over half of the total value of inheritances went to the top 5 percent and 40 percent went to households in the next 45%” — Janet Yellen

 

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Jamie Johnson When vastly wealthy people say, ‘I’m not leaving my kids any money,’ it’s typically not true quote
 

“When vastly wealthy people say, ‘I’m not leaving my kids any money,’ it’s typically not true” — Jamie Johnson

 

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Warren Buffett Enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing quote
 

“Enough money so that they would feel they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing” — Warren Buffett

 

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Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence Quote
 

“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence” — Plato

 

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Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust Quote
 

“Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust” — Karl Kraus

 

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

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

 

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I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died Quote
 

“I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died” — Malcolm Forbes

 

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Misers aren’t fun to live with, but they make wonderful ancestors Quote
 

“Misers aren’t fun to live with, but they make wonderful ancestors” — David Brenner

 

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