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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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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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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out theyve got a second. – William James

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less. – Plato

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Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when hes well dressed. There aint much credit in that. – Charles Dickens

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You can only be as good as you dare to be bad. – John Barrymore

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Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, hed lie just to keep his hand in. – Harry S. Truman

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The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else. – John Madden

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When the plane is delayed, its not the fault of the girl at the desk. Im resigned to the fact that everything is out of my control and that air travel nowadays is barbaric. – Tom Conti

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[P]oetry shares our misery, it is agitated with all our uneasiness; like us, it goes, comes, flies, never rests. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Act as if you have already achieved your goal and it is yours. – Dr. Robert Anthony

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