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We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.

William James

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
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
Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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Owing Truth Views
What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth
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Believe Sound Truth
Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
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Cases Matter Philosophical
Facts’ are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.
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Facts Knowledge Science
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
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Consciousness Mystic Opinion
The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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Discovery Important Positive
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet
All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.
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Health Love Wings
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
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

We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.

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