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It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
Arnold J. Toynbee
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"It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it."
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It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it. — Arnold J. Toynbee

About Arnold J. Toynbee

Arnold J. Toynbee was a Historian from United Kingdom (1889–1975).

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This quote is attributed to Arnold J. Toynbee, a Historian from United Kingdom.
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Arnold J. Toynbee lived from 1889 – 1975.
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