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Humility feels that there is someone, somewhere who can do anything I can do better - except one thing: no one can be better at being me.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Humility
Except
Someone
Anything
Better
Feels
Thing
Buddhism
Somewhere

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