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Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?

~Sydney J. Harris

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Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: September 14th, 1917

Died: December 8th, 1986

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