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John Steinbeck Quotes: A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?
         

A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?


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This page presents the quote "A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean question: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?". Author of this quote is John Steinbeck. This quote is about integrity, dust, chips, left, life, character, clean, ill, evil,.