I often had to notice that a man'll sometimes do the foolishist thing or the meanest thing in his hull life after he's dead.
Source: David Harum, ch. 35, 1898.
-- Edward Westcott, (Sep 27 1846-1898), US novelist, banker; His posthumously published novel David Harum: A Story of American Life, 1898 proved to be immensely popular.