Arcs Quote by Charles Henry Parkhurst

“A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle.” quote by Charles Henry Parkhurst — Download Open image

“A man's longest purposes will be his best purposes. It is true, life is short and uncertain; but it is better to live on the short arc of a large circle than to describe the whole circumference of a small circle.”

Charles Henry Parkhurst

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