Who said "To be alive is to be always a little below one's best"?

This quote is attributed to Patrick Kavanagh.

To be alive is to be always a little below one's best - Patrick Kavanagh

"To be alive is to be always a little below one's best"

Patrick Kavanagh Life

Poet Irish 1904–1967

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