2007-03-01 04:46:04 · 3 answers · asked by sree 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Stephen Grellet was a Quaker, of some note, an activist for social causes. There has been no proof he actually ever said the quote. His letters, writings and bio all survive.
So no simple answer.
The wording has changed over the years.
"A Worthy Quaker Thus Wrote:"
I expect to pass through this world but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, let me not defer nor neglect it, for I will not pass this way again
A worthy Quaker once wrote, " I expect to pass through this world but once, if therefore there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to my...1882 version
As early as 1869 they began to appear in Quaker publications, but without any specific attribution...
2007-03-01 06:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen Grellet
2007-03-01 04:53:29 · answer #2 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Author dlbrantley - I expect to pass through this world
but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I ...
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2007-03-05 02:31:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋