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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practicall

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. – William James

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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. – William James

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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 have not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. With good intentions, hell proverbially is paved. – William James

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Nothing is forever, if you have enough power tools. – S.A. Sachs

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Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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