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When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.

William James

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
WILLIAM JAMES

Blessed Deception Giving Up
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
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
Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.
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Becoming Gone Instant
Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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Educational Inspirational Philosophy
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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Bystanders Eye Teaching
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere

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