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What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth

William James

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Creativity Mean Science
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
When you have broken the reality into concepts you never can reconstruct it in its wholeness.
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Broken Concepts Reality
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
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
Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There’s nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task
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Attitude Procrastination Tasks
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions

What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth

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