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True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot

William James

Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
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
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There’s nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task
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Attitude Procrastination Tasks
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Give your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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Basketball Dream Perseverance
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest

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