Quote by William James
No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no m

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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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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Truth, as any dictionary will tell you, is a property of certain of our ideas. It means their “agreement,” as falsity means their disagreement, with “reality.” – William James

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Reality
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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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Image creates desire. You will what you imagine. – J. G. Gallimore

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Hell is full of good meanings and wishings. – George Herbert

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Hell is paved with good intentions. – John Ray

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Hell is full of good intentions or desires. – St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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