Poverty is hereditary just like power, stupidity, and haemorrhoids.
The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potato - the only good belonging to him is underground.
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The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potato - the only good belonging to him is underground.
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