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

William James

It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
WILLIAM JAMES

Art Force Process
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
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
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
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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Business Inspirational Philosophical
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
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Men Philosophical Philosophy
The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.
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Art Men Philosophy
Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
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Effort Exercise Life Love
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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Ideas Truth Verify

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

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