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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.

William James

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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Destiny Men Tree
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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Educational Inspirational Philosophy
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
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change.
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Law Medicine Philosophy
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
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
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties

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