“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show t…”

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I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.

— Robert Collier

Author of The Secret of the Ages

Book Title – Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears – Get the book

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Attributed to: Robert Collier
Published in: Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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