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Obvious Quotes by William James
- First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be…
- Selection is the very keel on which our mental ship is built. And in this case of memory its utility is obvious. If we remembered…
- When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when…
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- What is like a smelly fart, that, although invisible is obvious? One's own faults, that are precisely As obvious as the effort… — 7th Dalai Lama
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