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Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are.
Approximate author period: c. 1954 AD · modern
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- Malcolm Forbes
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- Approximate author period: c. 1954 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Malcolm Forbes, based on documented lifetime 1919 to 1990. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1887014 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1887014 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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