All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the only thing that cannot be taken away.

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Humans are often obsessed with material things. We want to leave our children a legacy of success, fame, money, and other benefits that the world can offer. In this quote, Zora Neal Hurston was getting at the idea that education has more to do with legacy than physical possessions. Without education, what will our children be remembered for? What will they be remembered for?

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