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On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.

William James

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
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Clever Motivational Procrastination
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.
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Habit Principles Thinking
Facts’ are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.
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Facts Knowledge Science
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
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Appreciation Attitude Philosophy
[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
Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.
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Anything Firmly Imagination May
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
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want

On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.

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