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The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.

William James

Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
The true’to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving.
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Briefly Thinking True Way
The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
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Consciousness Mystic Opinion
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 greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth

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