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It's not what you do - it's the intensity of your feeling that determines how far you go in the spiritual life.

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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