Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions.

  • -- George Santayana 乔治·桑塔亚纳

许多财产,即使不能使一个人变得更好,至少也能使他的孩子更幸福;这种可怜的希望是许多努力的背后。

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It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.

是时候永久废除人们留给子女的财产税了。

Love conquers all things except poverty and a toothache.

爱能征服一切,除了贫穷和牙痛。