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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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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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Universe, The
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Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not. – William James

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Vacations
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Sincerity is the luxury allowed, like diadems and authority, only to the highest rank. Every man alone is sincere. At the entrance of a second person, hypocrisy begins. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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A No uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a Yes merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. – Mahatma Gandhi

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Sincerity

If all hearts were open and all desires known — as they would be if people showed their souls — how many gapings, sighings, clenched fists, knotted brows, broad grins, and red eyes should we see in the market-place! – Thomas Hardy

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Sincerity

A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve

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Right after Raymond I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I dont like oysters. I had this existential emptiness. What is my purpose? Who am I? I had a big identity crisis. – Ray Romano

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There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself. – Henry David Thoreau

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A well arranged scrapbook, filled with choice selections, is a most excellent companion for anyone who has the least literary taste. – Chaning, quoted in Sayings: Proverbs, Maxims, Mottoes by Charles F. Schutz, 1915

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I didnt know my Dad – he moved out early. And my moms politics were kind of hardscrabble. She didnt think about Democrats or Republicans. She thought about who made sense. Ive been both in my life. – Dennis Miller

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