Quote by William James
Individuality is founded in feeling and the recesses of feeling, t

Individuality is founded in feeling and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of character, are the only places in the world in which we catch real fact in the making, and directly perceive how events happen, and how work is actually done. – William James

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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. – William James

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Nature
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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. – William James

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good
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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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Work while you work, play while you play – this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. – Theodor Adorno

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It will work. I am a marketing genius. – Paris Hilton

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work

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. – Carlos Castaneda

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work

Evil gains work their punishment. – Sophocles

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The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection. – Irving Babbitt

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It is impossible to experience ones death objectively and still carry a tune. – Woody Allen

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