Quote#Death
The selfish man cuts away the sand from under his own feet, he digs…
Quote byCharles Henry Fowler · 1837–1908
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 537..
English (original)
The selfish man cuts away the sand from under his own feet, he digs his own grave; and every time, from the beginning of the world until now, God Almighty pushes him into the grave and covers him up.
— Charles Henry Fowler
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