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The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.

William James

If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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Educational Men Philosophy
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
Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
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Effort Exercise Life Love
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
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 wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system
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Credit Facts Truth
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men

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