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Dag Hammarskjold

Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

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You can’t truly understand how tall a mountain is until you stand at its peak and look back. From that vantage point, the mountain may seem smaller than it appeared from the bottom.

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