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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.

William James

Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Attempt Failure Humiliation No
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.
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Happiness Laughter Men
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
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Appreciate Desire Friendship
Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
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Character Mean Organization
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
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
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
The power to move the world is in the subconcious mind
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Mind Moving Subconscious World
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
WILLIAM JAMES

Pay Quality Supreme

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