Quote#Death
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done…
Quote byAlbert Pike · 1809–1891
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ex Corde Locutiones: Words from the Heart Spoken of His Dead Brethren, "1860. In Lodge of Sorrow at Washington: March 30.", p. 11.
English (original)
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
— Albert Pike
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