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To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides

William James

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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Determine Feelings May
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
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
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 deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.
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Block Data Mind
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
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
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly

To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides

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