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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

Other quotes by William James

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not. – William James

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Vacations
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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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Books
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We are wide-eyed in contemplating the possibility that life may exist elsewhere in the universe, but we wear blinders when contemplating the possibilities of life on earth. – Norman Cousins

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Miscellaneous

Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening. – Mignon McLaughlin

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Miscellaneous

It is not reason that gives us our moral orientation, it is sensitivity. РMaurice Barre̬s, La Grande Piti̩ des ̩glises de France, 1914

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Miscellaneous

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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Miscellaneous

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In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next? – Jessica Savitch

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Society

The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art. – George Santayana

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Art

That is now my mission: to provide a European vision of growth, employment, prosperity – in one word, our future. – Francois Hollande

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Only do what your heart tells you. – Princess Diana

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Love