There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
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Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.William James
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate.
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I wished by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her become one.
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To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.
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If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
William James
Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that insures the successful outcome of our venture.
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