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That which is most personal, is most interesting.

William James

Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Based Inspirational Life Test
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
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.
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Becoming Gone Instant
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
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Pay Quality Supreme
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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Helping Others Unconditional Volunteering

That which is most personal, is most interesting.

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