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Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendships and intimacies … and yet they leave their friendships and intimacies with no cultivation, to grow as they will by the roadside, expecting them to \
Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendships and intimacies … and yet they leave their friendships and intimacies with no cultivation, to grow as they will by the roadside, expecting them to "keep" by force of mere inertia.
 William James

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
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To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions.
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The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.
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The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.
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Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
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 William James