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

William James

The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
WILLIAM JAMES

Consciousness May Splits
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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Finals Lasts Men
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
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Appreciation Attitude Philosophy
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
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
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
History is a bath of blood.
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Bath Blood History
Pure experience’ is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories.
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Flux Names Reflection
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self

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

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