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In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start. ↗

— William James

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Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way. ↗

— William James

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To spend life for something which outlasts it. ↗

— William James

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Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference. ↗

— William James

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Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. ↗

— William James

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The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it. ↗

— William James

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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. ↗

— William James

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Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system. Our thoughts and beliefs pass, so long as nothing challenges them, just as bank-notes pass so long as nobody refuses them. ↗

— William James

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If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it. ↗

— William James

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Hard times always lead to something great. ↗

— Betsey Johnson

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