It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection o…

Eric Hoffer
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It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1982). Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer, HarperCollins Publishers
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It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1982). Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer, HarperCollins Publishers

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