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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.

William James

When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
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
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
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
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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Destiny Men Tree
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock
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Belief Desire Truth
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
Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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Energy Mean Pain

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