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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

William James

True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.
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Habit Principles Thinking
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.
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Alcohol Feel Feelings Good
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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Able Accompanying Thinking
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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Educational Inspirational Philosophy
The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
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Appreciate Desire Friendship
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
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
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Esteem Leadership Quality Self
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

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