The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and…

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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
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The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

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