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The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.

Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern

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John C. Maxwell
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Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1947; activity date not established; Wikidata Q3304739, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3304739 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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