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
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we cant tolerate. – William James
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it. – William James
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