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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

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
WILLIAM JAMES

Believe Government Philosophical
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
WILLIAM JAMES

Political Volunteer War
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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Energy Mean Pain
There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.
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Believe People Propaganda
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
No bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.
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Bells Tolls Truth
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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Able Accompanying Thinking
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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Business Inspirational Philosophical
Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
WILLIAM JAMES

Character Mean Organization

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