“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.—Anonymous”

“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.—Anonymous” is a popular joke saying. The line has been cited in print since at least 1999, but it is—unsurprisingly—of unknown authorship.
 
   
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Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
   
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04-11-1999, 10:48 PM
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“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.” - Anonymous
 
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6/30/00
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“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever”
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Google Books
Winning a US College Sports Scholarship
By Barry McCormack
North Vancouver, BC: BMC Productions
2004
Pg. 97:
“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever”
Anonymous
 
5 November 2004, Shellbrook (Saskatchewan) Chronicle, “The Reflex Hammer” by Dr. Dave Hepburn, pg. 10, col. 2:
“Compose a wise saying and your name will live forever.”
Anonymous
   
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“Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.” - Anonymous http://tqpage.com/932
9:00 PM - 4 Oct 2007
 
Google Books
Everyday Useful Quotes
By Paul G. Blacketor
Xlibris Corporation (Xlibris.com)
2009
Pg. 244:
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
Anonymous
 
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6:57 AM - 23 Mar 2014