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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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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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William James
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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

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Poverty
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William James
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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters. – Victor Hugo

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Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. – Marilyn Monroe

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The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. – Henry David Thoreau

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Ritual will always mean throwing away something: destroying our corn or wine upon the altar of our gods. – G. K. Chesterton

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