"Ein Mann, der etwas auf sich hält, sollte seine letzten Worte beizeiten auf einen Zettel schreiben und dazu die Meinung seiner Freunde einholen. Er sollte sich damit keinesfalls erst in seiner letzten Stunde befassen und darauf vertrauen, dass eine geistvolle Eingebung ihn just dann in die Lage versetzt, etwas Brillantes von sich zu geben und mit Größe in die Ewigkeit einzugehen."
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The Last Words Of Great Men, in: The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches, 1869
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