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Reaching one's potential3 quotes
Our chief want in life is, somebody who shall make us do what we can. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1860The great law of culture is: Let each become all that he was created capable of being. — Thomas Carlyle · 1827I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming... This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy-deep down. All is well. — Katherine Mansfield · 1922Understanding oneself1 quote
I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming... This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy-deep down. All is well. — Katherine Mansfield · 1922