"Pourquoi devrais-je me soucier de la postérité Qu’a donc jamais fait la postérité pour moi"
— Groucho Marx
Simplified Meaning:
The idea is that the speaker doesn't see a reason to worry about the future because it hasn't helped them.
Related tags
Egoism Ethics Future generations Individualism Legacy Long-term thinking Moral responsibility Philosophy Posterity Self-interest