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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 276 (1955)
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Also see Rogers (1928), Muggeridge (1972).

Added on 19-Mar-26 | Last updated 19-Mar-26
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Topics: death, decline, dying, good timing, great man, great person, greatness, hero, history, mortality, outstay, overstay, posterity, potential, retirement, timeliness, timing
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This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die. Prolonged life has ruined more men that it ever made.

Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Column (1928-07-17), “Daily Telegram”
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Also see Hoffer (1955), Muggeridge (1972).

Added on 29-Nov-23 | Last updated 19-Mar-26
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Topics: aging, death, decline, fame, hero, jump the shark, legacy, lingering, mortality, old age, outstay, overstay, remembrance, ruin, scandal
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Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990) British journalist, author, media personality, satirist
Chronicles of Wasted Time: An Autobiography (1972)

Also see Rogers (1928), Hoffer (1955).

Added on 17-Aug-15 | Last updated 19-Mar-26
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Topics: hero, jump the shark, outstay, overstay, retirement
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