To be great, be whole; don't exaggerate Or leave out any part of you, Be complete in each thing. Put all you are Into the least of your acts. So too in each lake, with its lofty life, The whole moon shines. (Fernando Pessoa)

To be great, be whole; don't exaggerate Or leave out any part of you, Be complete in each thing. Put all you are Into the least of your acts. So too in each lake, with its lofty life, The whole moon shines.

Fernando Pessoa

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