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No bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.

William James

We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.
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Allies Education Enemy
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
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
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet
So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.
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Children Effortless Reading Sky
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
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
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
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
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
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success

No bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.

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