The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
WILLIAM JAMESThe ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives
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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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