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footprints on the sands of time

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  1. A phrase from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, describing the mark that great individuals leave on history.


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I Was Here – BeyoncéIt starts, "I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time", which is such an amazing line.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012

Some of these persons were more famous than others, yet all have left enduring "footprints on the sands of time" and their names will not cease to be remembered.

From Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin

They have left their "footprints on the sands of time" mainly because they were self-reliant and self-helpful.

From Increasing Personal Efficiency by Russell H. Conwell

They will be rewarded, for they have left their "footprints on the sands of time."

From History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service by John R. Kinnear

No man can live on earth without leaving, "footprints on the sands of time," which will influence those who come after him for good or evil.

From Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order by John Purver Richardson

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