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The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioning our characters in the wrong way. – William James

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Whenever youre in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. – William James

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Attitude
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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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Age
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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 has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. – William James

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good
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Hell
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I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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Hell

The hell of these days is the fear of not getting along, especially of not making money. – Thomas Carlyle

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Hell

One cannot walk through an assembly factory and not feel that one is in Hell. – W. H. Auden

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Hell

For mortal men there is but one hell, and that is the folly and wickedness and spite of his fellows; but once his life is over, theres an end to it: his annihilation is final and entire, of him nothing survives. – Marquis De Sade

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Hell

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Never lose sight of the fact that all human felicity lies in mans imagination, and that he cannot think to attain it unless he heeds all his caprices. The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries. – Marquis de Sade

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Imagination

The standard rumor at the time was that Rumsfeld, as chief of staff, had persuaded President Ford to appoint George H.W. Bush as director of Central Intelligence, assuming that that got rid of a potential competitor for the presidency. – Bobby Ray Inman

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Intelligence

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. – James Herriot

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Love

One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once youre a star youre dead already. Youre embalmed. – Dustin Hoffman

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Fear