"Whom are you?" he asked, for he had attended business college.

George Ade

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Pretentiousness Sophistication

Author

George Ade

Language

English

Time

1898 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Ade, George. "The Steel Box." Chicago Record, 16 Mar. 1898.

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We are spinning our own fates, good or evil, and never to be undone. Every smallest stroke of virtue or of vice leaves its never so little scar... Nothing we ever do is, in strict scientific literalness, wiped out.

William James

The Principles of Psychology

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Formation of character Decisions and choices Actions have consequences

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William James
Source
The Principles of Psychology
Genre
Psychological literature
Language
English
Time
1890 1890s 19th century
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Citation

James, William. The Principles of Psychology. Vol. 1, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1890, ch. 4.