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The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one…
Quote byJ. M. Barrie · 1860–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Little Minister (1891), Ch. 1 : The Love-Light.
English (original)
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
— J. M. Barrie
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