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Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas is which we have and, second, on the habitual coupling of the several ideas with action or inaction respectively.
William James
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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
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Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul None is more gladdening or fruitful than to know You can regenerate and make yourself what you will.
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Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do.
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We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.
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Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say: ‘Anyway, it is not new.
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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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