"If you expect perfection from people your whole……" — Bruce Barton
"If you expect perfection from people your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumblings and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped."
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48 Quotes by Bruce Barton
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What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who…
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