Quote by William James
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme qual

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

Other quotes by William James

Truth, as any dictionary will tell you, is a property of certain of our ideas. It means their “agreement,” as falsity means their disagreement, with “reality.” – William James

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Reality
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If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. – William James

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God
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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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Faith
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too. – Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

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Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation. – Henry Fielding

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There is hardly any one so insignificant that he does not seem imposing to some one at some time. – Charles Horton Cooley

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Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least. – Johann von Goethe

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