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Quote by William James
Wisdom is learning what to overlook. - William James

Wisdom is learning what to overlook. – William James

Other quotes by William James

The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is noninterference with their own peculiar ways of being happy, provided those ways do not assume to interfere by violence with ours. – William James

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Miscellaneous
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William James
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Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought. – William James

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Language
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Learning
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Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living. – Jamie Foxx

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Learning

Coming to understand a painting or a symphony in an unfamiliar style, to recognize the work of an artist or school, to see or hear in new ways, is as cognitive an achievement as learning to read or write or add. – Nelson Goodman

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I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I cant really tell you any rules or anything, but the way I develop my beliefs is really just by personally learning from different situations. – Chad Hugo

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I am dumb when it comes to learning dance steps. – Mia Kirshner

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Hearts are not had as a gift but hearts are earned… – William Butler Yeats, “A Prayer for my Daughter”

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Nature hates calculators. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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One thing changes every evening: Its the audience, and Im working my magic. Im always learning from it. – Eli Wallach

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But more impressive than the facts and figures as to height, width, age, etc., are the entrancing beauty and tranquility that pervade the forest, the feelings of peace, awe and reverence that it inspires. – George McDonald, Dollarwise Guide to California and Las Vegas, 1983, about Muir

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