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It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world.
John Steinbeck
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It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world. — John Steinbeck

About John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck was a Author from United States (1902–1968).

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This quote is attributed to John Steinbeck, a Author from United States.
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John Steinbeck lived from 1902 – 1968.
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