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To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.

William James

Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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Men Small Rooms Thinking
There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.
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Believe People Propaganda
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
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
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
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Broken Funny Habit
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War
The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.
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Country Teacher Teaching
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.
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Community Friendship Sympathy
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
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All Fields Instant Time
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
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

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