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The truth remains that, after adolescence has begun, "words, words, words," must constitute a large part, and an always larger part as life advances, of what the human being has to learn.
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals (1911)
It is an odd circumstance that neither the old nor the new, by itself, is interesting; the absolutely old is insipid; the absolutely new makes no appeal at all. The old in the new is what claims the attention,—the old with a slightly new turn.
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals (1911)
I merely point out to you that, as a matter of fact, certain persons do exist with an enormous capacity for friendship and for taking delight in other people's lives; and that such person know more of truth than if their hearts were not so big.
Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals (1911)