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William James Quotes: Science, like life, feeds on its own decay. New facts burst old rules; then newly divined conceptions bind old and new together into a reconciling law.
         

Science, like life, feeds on its own decay. New facts burst old rules; then newly divined conceptions bind old and new together into a reconciling law.


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



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



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