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A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.

William James

We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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Ideas Truth Verify
Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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Determine Feelings May
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
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
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
WILLIAM JAMES

Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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Exercise Inspiration Somebody Two
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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Math Passion Union
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
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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