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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

William James

It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Art Force Process
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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Esteem Failure Inspirational Self
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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Men Philosophy Social
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Creativity Mean Science
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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Believe Ideas Truth
Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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Energy Mean Pain
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life

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