Quote#Work
A proper autobiography is a death-bed confession. A true man finds so…
Quote byMary Antin · 1881–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Promised Land (1912), Introduction..
English (original)
A proper autobiography is a death-bed confession. A true man finds so much work to do that he has no time to contemplate his yesterdays; for to-day and to-morrow are here, with their impatient tasks. The world is so busy, too, that it cannot afford to study any man's unfinished work; for the end may prove it a failure, and the world needs masterpieces.
— Mary Antin
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