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Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.

Hugh Prather

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Hugh Prather
Age: 72 †
Born: 1938
Born: January 23
Died: 2010
Died: November 15
Writer
Hugh Edmondson Prather III
Almost
Automatically
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Humble
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Honesty
Moving
Difficulty
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Humility
Feels
Move
Never
Stupid
Honest

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