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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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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – 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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That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. – Thomas Paine

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It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in. – Arthur Christopher Benson

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Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving. Make every day a holiday and celebrate just living! – Amanda Bradley

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Myths and creeds are heroic struggles to comprehend the truth in the world. – Ansel Adams

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