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Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.

William James

To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
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Facts Philosophy Way
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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Discovery Important Positive
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Best Effort Forget Hard Work
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
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

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