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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.

William James

Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system
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Credit Facts Truth
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
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
You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.
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Cash Experience Stream
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
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Effort Exercise Life Love
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
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World

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