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We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
William James
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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
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Man, biologically considered ... is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Footnotes -- little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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