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Necessary Quotes by William James
- We [may] answer the question: "Why is snow white?" by saying, "For the same reason that soap-suds or whipped eggs are white"-in other words, instead…
- To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.
- We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone until those smiling…
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- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we… — Richard Bach
- Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.… — Michael Badnarik
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire