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The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.

William James

Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
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
Mankind’s common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism.
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Heroism Reality Theatre
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
The true’to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving.
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Briefly Thinking True Way
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
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
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
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Character Mean Organization
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
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

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