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We all have a lifelong habit of inferiority to our full self...

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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
W. James
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Inferiority
Lifelong
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Man lives by habits indeed, but what he lives for is thrill and excitements. ... From time immemorial war has been ... the supremely thrilling excitement.
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If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.
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Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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The one who thinks over his experiences most, and weaves them into systematic relations with each other, will be the one with the best memory.
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The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes connected with the fortunes of the self, it forthwith becomes an interesting thing.
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Man is essentially the imitative animal. His whole educabilityand in fact the whole history of civilization depend on this trait, which his strong tendencies to rivalry, jealousy, and acquisitiveness reinforce.
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