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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.

William James

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.
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Mountain Religious Twilight
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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Bystanders Eye Teaching
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
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
The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.
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Art Men Philosophy
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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Men Small Rooms 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
We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance

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