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“First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it”

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“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)

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“Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”

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“These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.”

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“Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.”

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“The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.”

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“Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.”

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“It is the theory that decides what can be observed”

Albert Einstein quotes (German born American Physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. 1879-1955)

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“Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power”

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“Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact”

William James quotes (American Philosopher and Psychologist, leader of the philosophical movement of Pragmatism, 1842-1910)

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“We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate”

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