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Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.

William James

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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Civilization Class Fear
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.
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Die Education Philosophical
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
Pure experience’ is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories.
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Flux Names Reflection
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
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
[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
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
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

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