And defer not charities till death; for, certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so, is rather liberal of another man's, than of his own.
不要把行善推迟到死后;仔细想来,这样的人与其说是在慷慨处分自己的财物,不如说是在慷慨处分别人的财物。
— Francis Bacon · Essays (1625) · Of Riches —
And defer not charities till death; for, certainly, if a man weigh it rightly, he that doth so, is rather liberal of another man's, than of his own.
不要把行善推迟到死后;仔细想来,这样的人与其说是在慷慨处分自己的财物,不如说是在慷慨处分别人的财物。