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Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. we are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. he possesses power of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.
-William James
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Compared To What We Ought To Be,

William James
Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. we are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. he possesses power of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.
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