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Quotation from The Principles of Psychology by William James
“Every smallest stroke of virtue or of vice leaves its never so little scar”
The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IV: Habit
Introduces the example of the drunken Rip Van Winkle, who says 'I won't count this time', though his nerve-cells count it anyway.
Citation: "Every smallest stroke of virtue or of vice leaves its never so little scar" — William James, The Principles of Psychology, Vol. I, Chapter IV: Habit. (id the-principles-of-psychology-q4)
Portrait: William James by Alice M. Boughton, c. 1907, platinum print, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-NPG 87 37James-000001 (cropped), Alice Boughton, Public domain.
