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Quote by William James
[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when t
[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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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

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Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough. – Confucius, Analects

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We use 10% of our brains. Imagine how much we could accomplish if we used the other 60%. – Ellen Degeneres

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Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. – Edmund Burke

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He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. – William Drummond, Academical Questions

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