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Quote by William James
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. - William James

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. – William James

Other quotes by William James

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. – William James

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The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals. – William James

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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men. – Eric Hoffer

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It is impossible for any number which is a power greater than the second to be written as a sum of two like powers. I have a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain. – Pierre de Fermat

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In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes. – John Kenneth Galbraith

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Another mode of accumulating power arises from lifting a weight and then allowing it to fall. – Charles Babbage

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