William James's Quote - The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – Wi

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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. - Wi

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James

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As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate! – William James

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Belief creates the actual fact. – William James

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We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. – William James

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