We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life.
Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.
What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute... that gives meaning to our lives.
For the most part, we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs.
To the brains of our predecessors we owe all of our inheritance of civilization and culture.
The Bible tells us that we're supposed to leave an inheritance for children.
If we aim to act in harmony with the laws of Good, we rise above all other laws and become a law unto ourselves; co-workers with God and helpers in nature. Ours is the privilege, ours the loss, if we fail to live up to our highest possibilities.
I have no child to inherit my properties. You, the people, are my only family, and to make you happy is the reason I do politics.
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