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A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.

William James

A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
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Change Dream Inspirational
Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
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Character Mean Organization
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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All Fields Instant Time
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
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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Business Inspirational Philosophical
Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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Dog Littles Writing
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
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

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