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July 30, 2007

Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being

“Most people live…in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion 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 only his little finger.”
–William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1901)

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2 Responses to “Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being”

  1. Gary Says:

    This is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
    funny because I was thinking that I do do that, what like James says.

    I think it is a security issue.

  2. Dennis Says:

    What page is this quote please? I have
    the Mentor Book (paperback) but it doen’t
    matter which book, a chapter will get me
    closer.

    Thanks

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