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When we look through the lens of each others' weaknesses, we make others' strengths irrelevant and their weaknesses more evident.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
Author
Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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Weaknesses
Irrelevant
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Others
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