Jack London Quotes
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Hopkins, Ernest J. "Jack London's 'Credo'." The Bulletin [San Francisco], 2 Dec. 1916, p. 14.
This quote is often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln. It has not been found in any of his writings. The use of a chiasmus (a rhetorical device reversing word order in successive clauses) is very uncharacteristic of Abraham Lincoln's speech or writing. Quote Investigator (QI) credits {Edward J. Stieglitz} as the originator (although its possible his advertising copywriter was the source).
Often misattributed to {Abraham Lincoln} - see [217068]. According to the Quote Investigator, this quote first appeared in Stieglitz's book "The Second Forty Years".
John Griffith London was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
