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You must be kind to others. You must foster a caretaker personality of gentleness and perseverance, even in the midst of adversity.

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
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Adversity
Buddhism
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Caretaker
Others
Caretakers
Must
Foster
Even
Gentleness
Kind
Perseverance

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