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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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Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not. – William James

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James

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Little things console us because little things afflict us. – Blaise Pascal

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It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Modern man lives under the illusion that he knows what he wants, while he actually wants what he is supposed to want. – Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom, 1941

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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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Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts. – Voltaire

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Yet it looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems with is the source of our problems. Its like going to the doctor and having him make you ill. In fact, in 20% of medical cases we do apparently have that going on. But in the case of thought, its far over 20%. – David Bohm

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We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it. – Hattie McDaniel

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What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all. – Benjamin Spock

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