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To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.

Honore de Balzac
Funny, Money, Tired
Honore de Balzac (2014). “Poor Relations: Cousin Betty and Cousin Pons”, p.772, The Floating Press
To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure.