Quote#Speech
Every man has a long list of things that should be done, but which he…
Quote byE. W. Howe · 1853–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: E.W. Howe's Monthly (1911-1933), E.W. Howe's Monthly January 1912..
English (original)
Every man has a long list of things that should be done, but which he knows can't be done. Yet he continues to talk about them as long as he lives.
— E. W. Howe
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