Quote by William James
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a f

A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed. – William James

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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

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Whether or not you have children yourself, you are a parent to the next generation. If we can only stop thinking of children as individual property and think of them as the next generation, then we can realize we all have a role to play. – Charlotte Davis Kasl, Finding Joy, 1994

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Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. – W. H. Auden

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The great thought, the great concern, the great anxiety of men is to restrict, as much as possible, the limits of their own responsibility. – Giosué Borsi

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The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks. – Tony Snow

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There is no one giant step that does it. Its a lot of little steps. – Peter A. Cohen

Judge: a law student who marks his own papers. – H.L. Mencken

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