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"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair."

Niccolo Machiavelli, Italian Writer

Family, Father, Son, Despair, Inheritance

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"A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair."

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