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We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.

William James

The strenuous life tastes better
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Better Strenuous Taste
The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
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Appreciate Desire Friendship
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
Man, biologically considered … is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Beast Kind Men
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.
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Mountain Religious Twilight
[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
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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Civilization Class Fear
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
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
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive

We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.

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