Quote#Wisdom
Whatever job they give me
Quote byKonstantinos P. Cavafy · 1863–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: To Have Taken The Trouble (1930), l. 18.
English (original)
Whatever job they give me, I'll try to be useful to the country. That's what I intend. But if they frustrate me with their manoeuvres — we know them, those smart operators: no need to say more here — if they frustrate me, it's not my fault.
— Konstantinos P. Cavafy
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