Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a …

William James
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Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make very small use of their possible consciousness, and of their soul's resources in general, much like a man who, out of his whole bodily organism, should get into a habit of using and moving only his little finger. ✨ Letter toWincenty Lutoslawski, 6 May 1906
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