better a dollar earned than ten inherited
proverb It is better to work for your money than to simply receive it as inheritance. A: "That lazy fool has family money, which is why he's never done anything with his life." B: "Better a dollar earned than ten inherited, I always say." There's no better feeling than exhaustion at the end of a workday. Trust me, sonny, better a dollar earned than ten inherited. If you'd worked hard for your money, you wouldn't spend it so frivolously. That's why it's better a dollar earned than ten inherited.
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