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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

William James

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives
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Believe Ideas Truth
What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth
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Believe Sound Truth
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
Mankind’s common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism.
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Heroism Reality Theatre
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
Man, biologically considered … is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Beast Kind Men
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Attempt Failure Humiliation No
We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
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
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
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

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