Quote#Death
When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on…
Quote byWill Rogers · 1879–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Will Rogers Book (1972), "One of his most famous and most quoted remarks. First printed in the Boston Globe, June 16, 1930, after he had attended Tremont Temple Baptist Church, where Dr. James W. Brougher was minister. He asked Will to say a few words after the sermon. The papers were quick to p.
English (original)
When I die, my epitaph or whatever you call those signs on gravestones is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I didn't like." I am so proud of that I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. And when you come to my grave you will find me sitting there, proudly reading it.
— Will Rogers
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