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To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

William James

Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock
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Belief Desire Truth
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
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
[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
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression

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