The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. ~William James
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. ~William James
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. ~William James
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. ~William James
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind. ~William James
Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ~William James
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. ~William James
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