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William James

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
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
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Fear Happiness Stress
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
Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.
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Character Circumstances Enough Repeated
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
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
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
No bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.
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Bells Tolls Truth
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom

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