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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty,

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

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As a rule reading fiction is as hard to me as trying to hit a target by hurling feathers at it. I need resistance to celebrate! – William James

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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. – William James

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Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, youve got to start young. – Theodore Roosevelt

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After youre older, two things are possibly more important than any others: health and money. – Helen Gurley Brown

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It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. – Andre Gide

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I was born at the age of twelve on an MGM lot. – Judy Garland

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