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The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.

William James

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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Devil Feet Long
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
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
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
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Fear Happiness Stress
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
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
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
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
Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.
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Character Circumstances Enough Repeated
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
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
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up

The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.

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