...there occurred to me the simple epitaph which, when I am no more, I…

P. G. Wodehouse
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...there occurred to me the simple epitaph which, when I am no more, I intend to have inscribed on my tombstone. It was this: He was a man who acted from the best motives. There is one born every minute. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2015). My Man Jeeves, p.75, Booklassic
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...there occurred to me the simple epitaph which, when I am no more, I intend to have inscribed on my tombstone. It was this: He was a man who acted from the best motives. There is one born every minute. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse (2015). My Man Jeeves, p.75, Booklassic

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