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Quote by William James
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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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. – William James

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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

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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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I think its your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and thats a waste of a lovely life. Oh… Im 30, oh, Im 40, oh, 50. Make the most of it. – Betty White

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We hold that the most wonderful and splendid proof of genius is a great poem produced in a civilized age. – Thomas B. Macaulay

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If the young knew and the old could, there is nothing that couldnt be done. – Proverb

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Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. – George Orwell

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. – James Truslow Adams

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