Quote by William James
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only t

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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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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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. – William James

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Life
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Frank and explicit — that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Examine what is said, not him who speaks. – Arabic Proverb

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Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Never swap horses crossing a stream. – Proverb

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I once asked a hermit in Italy how he could venture to live alone, in a single cottage, on the top of a mountain, a mile from any habitation? He replied, that Providence was his next-door neighbor. – Laurence Sterne

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alone

And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music. – Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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Funerals