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I am humility, nothing more and nothing less. I am one blade of grass in a sea of grass. I am one wave in an endless ocean of waves. I am one glowing star in a galaxy of stars.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Ocean
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Grass
Stars
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Nothing
Endless
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Glowing
Humility
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A person who wants to progress more rapidly and wishes to overcome unhappiness sooner, should try to find an enlightened master.
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