It's enough for you to do it once for a few men to remember you. But i…

Ernest Hemingway
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It's enough for you to do it once for a few men to remember you. But if you do it year after year, then many people remember you and they tell it to their children, and their children and grandchildren remember and, if it concerns books, they can read them. And if it's good enough, it will last as long as there are human beings. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2008). The Good Life According to Hemingway, Ecco
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