“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
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“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” [Quotation attributed to William Penn]. (n.d.). Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24836-i-expect-to-pass-through-this-world-but/
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“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Attributed to William Penn. Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24836-i-expect-to-pass-through-this-world-but/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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“I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.” Attributed to William Penn. Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24836-i-expect-to-pass-through-this-world-but/.