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William James:The art of being wise is the art


The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
by William James


William James:The moral flabbiness born of the


The moral flabbiness born of the exclusive worship of the Bitch-Goddess success. That - with the squalid cash interpretation put on the word success - is our national disease.
by William James


James Shirley:There is no armor against fate;<


There is no armor against fate;<
by James Shirley


James Dean:Dream as if you'll live forever.


Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
by James Dean


James Thomson:Peace is the happy natural state


Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.
by James Thomson


James Thurber:Nowadays men lead lives of noisy


Nowadays men lead lives of noisy desperation.
by James Thurber


James Thurber:Progress was all right. Only it


Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
by James Thurber


William Shakespeare:Thought is free.


Thought is free.
by William Shakespeare


William Blake:Exuberance is beauty.


Exuberance is beauty.
by William Blake


James F. Byrnes:Power intoxicates men. It is


Power intoxicates men. It is never voluntarily surrendered. It must be taken from them.
by James F. Byrnes


James Branch Cabell:People marry through a


People marry through a variety of other reasons, and with varying results; but to marry for love is to invite inevitable tragedy.
by James Branch Cabell


James L. Allen:You will never do anything in


You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
by James L. Allen


James A. Garfield:(The President) is the last


(The President) is the last person in the world to know what the people really want and think.
by James A. Garfield


James Harrington:Every man, either to his terror


Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion.
by James Harrington


James Russell Lowell:Let us be of good cheer,


Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never happen.
by James Russell Lowell


James Russell Lowell:He who is firmly seated in


He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson of statecraft.
by James Russell Lowell


James Montgomery:Prayer is the soul's sincere


Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed, The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast.
by James Montgomery


James Oppenheim:The foolish man seeks happiness


The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance, the wise grows it under his feet.
by James Oppenheim


James Thomson:Let us have Wine and Women, Mirth


Let us have Wine and Women, Mirth and Laughter; Sermons and soda-water the day after.
by James Thomson


William Shakespeare:Sweet are the uses of


Sweet are the uses of adversit
by William Shakespeare


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