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A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.

William James

It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.
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Believe People Propaganda
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Choices Differences Men Savage
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
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
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Broken Funny Habit
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance.
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Agents Ordinance Uprising Wheels
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression

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