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Quote by William James
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. – William James

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No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if one have not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. With good intentions, hell proverbially is paved. – William James

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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