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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

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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is mans lack of faith in his true Self. – William James

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James

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Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. – John D. Rockefeller

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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive but it is lightning that does the work. – Mark Twain

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Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. – Sigmund Freud

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There is in general good reason to suppose that in several respects the gods could all benefit from instruction by us human beings. We humans are – more humane. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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