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Quote by Giorgos Seferis
Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness,

Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends. – Giorgos Seferis

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