It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the…

William James
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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. ✨ William James (2012). The Principles of Psychology, p.121, Courier Corporation
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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. ✨ William James (2012). The Principles of Psychology, p.121, Courier Corporation

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