God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages. William Ellery Channing
Blessings be with them, and eternal praise, Who gave us nobler loves, and nobler cares The Poets, who on earth have made us heirs Of truth and pure delight by heavenly lays. William Wordsworth
For the most part we inherit our opinions. We are the heirs of habits and mental customs. Our beliefs, like the fashion of our garments, depend on where we were born. We are molded and fashioned by our surroundings. Robert G. Ingersoll
The dying cannot leave their wisdom or experience to their heirs. Italian Proverb
When a miser dies, the heirs feel as happy as when they kill a pig. Maltese Proverb
Walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs. Portuguese Proverb