Francis Bacon: He that defers his charity 'till he is dead, is (if a man weighs it rightly) rather liberal of another man's, than of hi

He that defers his charity 'till he is dead, is (if a man weighs it rightly) rat — Francis Bacon

He that defers his charity 'till he is dead, is (if a man weighs it rightly) rather liberal of another man's, than of his own.

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