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| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
| NUMBER: | 43866 |
| QUOTATION: | The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jan Patocka (1907–1977), Czech philosopher, activist. quoted in Havel, Disturbing the Peace, ch. 2 (1986, repr. 1990). Advice given to playwright Václav Havel. |
| The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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