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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 has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. – William James

Other quotes by William James

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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Experience
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William James
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. – William James

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Dancing
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William James
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Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. – Benjamin Franklin

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good

And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else. – Mackenzie Astin

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good

I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph. – Margaret Thatcher

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good

The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell. – Bertrand Russell

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good

Random Quotes

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant

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History

When a woman puts on a heel, she has a different posture, a different attitude. She really stands up and has a consciousness of her body. – Christian Louboutin

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Attitude

The plans that I made when horizontal are working out now that I’m vertical. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com (2009 tweet, @wildthyme)

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Morning

Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. – Blaise Pascal

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Truth