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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to William James?
→ You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.
→ A kiss is the outward visible sign of an inward fever.
→ The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
→ Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
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Pick the quote attributed to William James.
→ Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
→ Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.
→ A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
→ The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Select the quotation attributed to William James.
→ The leaves fall, the wind blows, and the farm country slowly changes from the summer cottons into its winter wools.
→ If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
→ A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for all humankind.
→ There is more to life than increasing its speed.
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One of these may be attributed to William James. Which one?
→ The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
→ The earth laughs in flowers.
→ The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
→ The last time I saw him he was walking down lover's lane holding his own hand.
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Which one of these belongs to William James?
→ A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
→ An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.
→ Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
→ The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to William James?
→ He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men.
→ The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
→ Only sick music makes money today.
→ To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to William James.
→ We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.
→ The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
→ Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
→ Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
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One of the following quotations belongs to William James. Which one?
→ The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
→ I never fight, except against difficulties.
→ Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.
→ In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relation of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to William James?
→ Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
→ A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.
→ The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
→ Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
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