Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for per…

Leo Tolstoy
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Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough? ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se, p.23, Simon and Schuster
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Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough? ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se, p.23, Simon and Schuster

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