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Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

William James

Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
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
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
The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.
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Allies Education Enemy
There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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Helping Others Unconditional Volunteering
The ‘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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Able Accompanying Thinking
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
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Discovery Men Mind
All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Cry Helping Religion
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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Feelings Self World
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success

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