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The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.

Benjamin E. Mays

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Die Tragödie des Lebens liegt oft nicht in unserem Versagen, sondern eher in unserer Selbstgefälligkeit; nicht in unserem Tun zu viel, sondern in unserem Tun zu wenig; nicht in unserem Leben über unseren Fähigkeiten, sondern in unserem Leben unter unseren Fähigkeiten.

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