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Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.

William James

There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.
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Believe People Propaganda
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
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
[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
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
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 deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
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Broken Funny Habit
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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Able Accompanying Thinking
Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
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Facts Philosophy Way
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows

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