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Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
-Sydney J. Harris
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Ninety Per Cent Of The World's Woe

Sydney J. Harris
Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
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