“ KEEP, v.t. He willed away his whole estate, And then in death he fell asleep, Murmuring: "Well, at any rate, My name unblemished I shall keep." But when upon the tomb 'twas wrought Whose was it? — for the dead keep naught. Durang Gophel Arn. ”
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“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”
- William Graham Sumner- Copy
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