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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow
Age: 62 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 8
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Brooklyn
New York
Abraham Harold Maslow
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