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Hardly ever can a youth transferred to the society of his betters unlearn the nasality and other vices of speech bred in him by the associations of his growing years. Hardly ever, indeed, no matter how much money there be in his pocket, can he ever learn
Source: Principles of Psychology, vol. 1, ch. 4 (1890).
-- William James, (Jan 11 1842-1910), US philosopher, psychologist; He was one of the founders of pragmatism and wrote The Meaning of Truth, 1909.