Charles Henry Fowler Quotes

The selfish man cuts away the sand from under his own feet, he digs his own grave; and every time, from the beginning of the world until now, God Almighty pushes him into the grave and covers him up.

Charles Henry Fowler

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  Charles Henry Fowler
  • World
  • Cutting
  • Selfish