Brilliant Donne has made the statement that he took from his son all his inheritance and gave it instead to the poor. Obviously the son had a debt to pay to humanity. Thus the father preserved the son's good name, which is far more important in the end. (You can't get anywhere with a bad reputation.) Brilliantly done in 2 lines.
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Brilliant Donne has made the statement that he took from his son all his inheritance and gave it instead to the poor. Obviously the son had a debt to pay to humanity. Thus the father preserved the son's good name, which is far more important in the end. (You can't get anywhere with a bad reputation.) Brilliantly done in 2 lines.