It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James
No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if one have not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. With good intentions, hell proverbially is paved. – William James
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it. – William James