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Quote by William James
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain c

The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James

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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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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out theyve got a second. – William James

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Pure experience is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories. – William James

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To know how to hide ones ability is great skill. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process. – Shelby Foote

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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true. – H. G. Wells

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Music is lyrical literature… – Stendhal (tr. Coe), paraphrased, 1824

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Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. – Thomas Gray

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