The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
WILLIAM JAMES[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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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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Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
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To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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