clogs to clogs in three generations

Etymology
From the common use of clogs by manual workers in north England and following the style of similar phrases which have been attested since 1700. The particular phrasing is perhaps of origin. Compare.

Proverb

 * 1)  Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchild's) generation.

Synonyms

 * (Chinese origin) wealth does not survive three generations
 * (Chinese origin) sandals to sandals in three generations
 * (Japanese origin) the third generation ruins the house
 * (Italian origin) from stables to stars to stables
 * (Australian origin) from goon to Grange to goon
 * (Australian origin) from goon to Grange to goon

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 富不過三代
 * Finnish: minkä yksi sukupolvi rakentaa, sen toinen kasvattaa ja kolmas hävittää
 * German: Erwerben, Vererben, Verderben (earn it, bequeath it, spoil it)