a. A To bequeath your children a basketful of gold is not as good as give them Confucian classics to study.
b. It’s better to leave your children books to study than bequeath them a basketful of gold to live on. -- History of Han, Chronicle of the Han Dynasty by Ban Gu
遗子黄金满籝,不如一经。 -- 《汉书·韦贤传》
遗:留给 to bequeath
籝:筐之类的器具 basket
经:儒家经典,泛指书籍 Confucian classics; books