We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.

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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. - Alexis de Tocqueville

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We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. - May Sarton quotes