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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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If merely feeling good could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. – William James

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The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioning our characters in the wrong way. – William James

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Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides. – Victor Hugo

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Its a good thing we dont get all the government we pay for. – Will Rogers

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The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world. – Thomas Jefferson

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I must say I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a good book. – Groucho Marx

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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau

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Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion. – William Lloyd Garrison

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