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Making matters worse is people's natural inclination to be easy on themselves, judging themselves according to their good intentions-while holding others to a higher standard and judging them by their worst actions.
John C. Maxwell
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John C. Maxwell
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 20
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John Calvin Maxwell
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