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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
-Norman Vincent Peale
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The Trouble With Most Of Us Is

Norman Vincent Peale
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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