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

William James

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
WILLIAM JAMES

Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
WILLIAM JAMES

Asceticism Ease Expression
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
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
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
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
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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Esteem Failure Inspirational Self
You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.
WILLIAM JAMES

Cash Experience Stream

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