Lin Zexu, who burned the opium stocks in Humen during the Opium War, said:
“子若强于我，要钱做什么？子若不如我，留钱做什么？”
现代白话文：
“子孙如果像我一样卓越，那么，我就没必要留钱给他，贤能却拥有过多钱财，会消磨他的斗志；子孙如果是平庸之辈，那么，我也没必要留钱给他，愚钝却拥有过多钱财，会增加他的过失。”
In English:
“If my children and grandchildren are as extraordinary as me, then I don’t need to leave money for them, because too much money kills the fighting spirit of talented people.
If my children and grandchildren are mediocre, then I don’t need to leave money for them. Being dull but having too much money will increase his fault.“
What did Lin Zexue leave to his descendants? Virtuous and wisdom.
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