The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well …

Paul Tillich
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The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.
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The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements, as well as one's deepest failures is a definite symptom of maturity.

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