No more fiendish punishment could be devised, were such a thing physic…

William James
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No more fiendish punishment could be devised, were such a thing physically possible, than that one should be turned loose in society and remain absolutely unnoticed. ✨ William James (2012). The Principles of Psychology, p.293, Courier Corporation
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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

No more fiendish punishment could be devised, were such a thing physically possible, than that one should be turned loose in society and remain absolutely unnoticed. ✨ William James (2012). The Principles of Psychology, p.293, Courier Corporation

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