A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
WILLIAM JAMESOn pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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The strenuous life tastes better
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Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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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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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
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Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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The education of attention would be an education par excellence
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Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
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Individuality is founded in feeling
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Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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