I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a ha… - Abraham Maslow

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I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

Abraham Maslow

Toward a Psychology of Being · November 9, 1998 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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.

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Alternative Names: Abraham Harold Maslow • Maslow

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If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

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I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail. - Abraham Maslow

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