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Abraham Maslow Quotes: A stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.
         

A stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.


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Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward, learning what is good and bad, learning what is desirable and undesirable, learning what to choose and what not to choose.



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