If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life." - Meaning and context.">
As quoted in Perfecting Private Practice (2004) by Joan Neehall-Davidson, p. 95.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

— Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow

About Abraham Maslow

Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who pioneered humanistic psychology and developed ideas related to a hierarchy of needs.