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The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
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- H.G. Wells
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- Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for H. G. Wells: documented activity in 1895. Wikidata Q42511, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42511 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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