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The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

William James

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.
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Country Teacher Teaching
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
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Change Dream Inspirational
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet

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