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

Other quotes by William James

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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Books
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Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. – William James

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Knowledge
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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. – William James

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Men
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Not just in commerce but in the world of ideas too our age is putting on a veritable clearance sale. Everything can be had so dirt cheap that one begins to wonder whether in the end anyone will want to make a bid. – Soren Kierkegaard

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We are the children of a technological age. We have found streamlined ways of doing much of our routine work. Printing is no longer the only way of reproducing books. Reading them, however, has not changed. – Lawrence Clark Powell

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Age

Age attacks when we least expect it. – Terri Guillemets

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Age

At twenty years of age the will reigns at thirty, the wit and at forty, the judgment. – Benjamin Franklin

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Age

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Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Without freedom, no art art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others. – Albert Camus

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The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood we are complex systems. Patients do better when they have faith that theyre going to do better. Thats why I always tell my patients and their families not to neglect their prayers. Theres nobody I dont say that to. – Benjamin Carson

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I always just wanted to be funny. I never really planned to be scary. – R. L. Stine

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