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

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. – William James

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Wise Words
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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. – William James

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Dancing
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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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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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A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well. – Dan Rather

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If you desire ease, forsake learning. – Nagarjuna

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Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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