"People mistake their limitations for high standards."

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Source : Jean Toomer (2003). “The Uncollected Works of American Author Jean Toomer, 1894-1967”, Edwin Mellen Press

Jean Toomer

#Mistake Quotes #People Quotes #High Standards Quotes

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