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  1. A quotation from C. C. Colton

    Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with nothing.

    Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
    Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 314 (1820)

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  2. A quotation from C. C. Colton

    Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with nothing.

    Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
    Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 314 (1820)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bequest #charity #giving #legacy #miser #posthumous #selfishness

  3. A quotation from C. C. Colton

    Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness, when bequeathed by those who, when alive, would part with nothing.

    Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
    Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 314 (1820)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bequest #charity #giving #legacy #miser #posthumous #selfishness