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That which is most personal, is most interesting.

William James

Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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Devil Feet Long
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
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
The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
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Free Race Vagueness Will
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
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
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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Opposites Statement Truth
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
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 art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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