Quote by William James
The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is noninterfer

The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is noninterference with their own peculiar ways of being happy, provided those ways do not assume to interfere by violence with ours. – William James

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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. – William James

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Unless we change direction, we are likely to end up where we are going. – Author Unknown

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Nature has placed man under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure. – Jeremy Bentham, Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1789

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The greatest evil which fortune can inflict on men is to endow them with small talents and great ambition. – Luc de Clapiers marquis de Vauvenargues

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A problem well stated is a problem half solved. – Charles F. Kettering

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From my earliest days I had a passion for science. – Joseph Rotblat

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