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That which is most personal, is most interesting.

William James

A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Men’s activities are occupied into ways — in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
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Men Mind Way
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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Exercise Inspiration Somebody Two
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
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
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

That which is most personal, is most interesting.

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