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Humility is the conscious awareness and acceptance of eternity as your body.

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
Eternity
Awareness
Conscious
Body
Acceptance
Buddhism
Humility

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Perfection is not a final state. It is a state of mind. There are ten thousand states of mind.
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