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We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.

William James

Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
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Clever Motivational Procrastination
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
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
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
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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Men Philosophy Social
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
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
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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Able Accompanying Thinking

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