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I will smile at friend and foe alike and make every effort to find, in him or her, a quality to praise, now that I realize the deepest yearning of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Og Mandino

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Og Mandino
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 1
Died: 1996
Died: September 3
Author
Writer
Framingham
Massachusetts
Augustine Og Mandino II
Inspirational
Deepest
Nature
Praise
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Foe
Humans
Friend
Craving
Every
Realizing
Appreciated
Make
Effort
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Quality
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