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He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.

William James

The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
[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
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Art Force Process
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
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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Bystanders Eye Teaching
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
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
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
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

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