A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
WILLIAM JAMESHabit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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The strenuous life tastes better
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So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
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Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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