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> [When you can, always advise people to do what you see they really want to do. Doing what they want to do, they may succeed; doing what they don't want to do, they won't](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/when-you-can-always-advise-people-to-do-what-you-see-they-really-want/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

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## More by James Gould Cozzens

> [Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader--to look out for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/bailey-might-not-have-great-intelligence-or-abilities-but-his-whole/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [The first test of ability and intelligence is to find a field of endeavor in which profits are large and risks small.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/the-first-test-of-ability-and-intelligence-is-to-find-a-field-of/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [Real rebels are rarely anything but second rate outside their rebellion; the drain of time and temper is ruinous to any other accomplishment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/real-rebels-are-rarely-anything-but-second-rate-outside-their/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [“Moving on, while he wondered, the dark through which Mr. Lecky's light cut grew more beautiful with scents. Particles of solid matter so minute,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/moving-on-while-he-wondered-the-dark-through-which-mr-lecky-s-light/)

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> [“At Childerstown High School and at college he had never led his class nor taken prizes; but, without being aware that he did, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/at-childerstown-high-school-and-at-college-he-had-never-led-his-class/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [In the present, every day is a miracle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/in-the-present-every-day-is-a-miracle/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [There never could be a man so brave that he would not sometime, or in the end, turn part or all coward; or so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/there-never-could-be-a-man-so-brave-that-he-would-not-sometime-or-in/)

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> [A cynic is just a man who found out when he was about ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/a-cynic-is-just-a-man-who-found-out-when-he-was-about-ten-that-there/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [The innocent supposition, entertained by most people, that even if they are not brilliant, they are not dumb, is correct only in a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/the-innocent-supposition-entertained-by-most-people-that-even-if-they/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [“Indeed, he could not be long in discovering that people beyond a suspicion of unbalance, or not obviously coveting the moment's arrest of attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/indeed-he-could-not-be-long-in-discovering-that-people-beyond-a/)

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> [“Mr. Lecky could see well enough to eat. He brought his chair over and sat down gratefully while he consumed, but with appetite now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/mr-lecky-could-see-well-enough-to-eat-he-brought-his-chair-over-and/)

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> [“Descending the endless stairs for the sixth time, Mr. Lecky thought of all the goods those closed doors hid. Fantastic was the discouragement it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/descending-the-endless-stairs-for-the-sixth-time-mr-lecky-thought-of/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [“Whether he remained here, or found a means to leave, he ought certainly to possess himself of the best possible weapons. By the term…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/whether-he-remained-here-or-found-a-means-to-leave-he-ought-certainly/)

[James Gould Cozzens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gould-cozzens/)

> [“About his madmen Mr. Lecky was no more certain. He knew less than the little to be learned of the causes or even of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/about-his-madmen-mr-lecky-was-no-more-certain-he-knew-less-than-the/)

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> [“Mr. Lecky never got any farther than the third floor. Not conscious of impossible fatigue, feeling less than his distress of the morning, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gould-cozzens/mr-lecky-never-got-any-farther-than-the-third-floor-not-conscious-of/)

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