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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.

William James

In business for yourself, not by yourself.
WILLIAM JAMES

Business Inspirational Philosophical
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
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
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.
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Happiness Laughter Men
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Fear Happiness Stress
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
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
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Attempt Failure Humiliation No
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
WILLIAM JAMES

Encouraging Life Positive

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