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The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.

William James

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
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
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
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
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
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
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Broken Funny Habit
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural

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