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Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

— Dag Hammarskjöld Vägmärken · Markings (1963)

Mät aldrig bergets höjd förrän du nått toppen. Då skall du se hur lågt det var.

Original text (French)

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