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One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.

William James

An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.
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Believe People Propaganda
A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock
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Belief Desire Truth
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.
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Anything Firmly Imagination May
The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
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Consciousness Mystic Opinion
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher

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