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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.

William James

A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
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Change Dream Inspirational
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
All of our life is but a mass of small habits – practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual – that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.
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Destiny Military Spiritual
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions
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
The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
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Appreciate Desire Friendship
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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Feelings Self World
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Based Inspirational Life Test

Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.

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