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William James Quotes: It is so human a book that I don't see how belief in its divine authority can survive the reading of it.
         

It is so human a book that I don't see how belief in its divine authority can survive the reading of it.


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Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.



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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.



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