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The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.

William James

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
WILLIAM JAMES

Life Stay Strong Ties
Man, biologically considered … is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Beast Kind Men
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
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
The education of attention would be an education par excellence
WILLIAM JAMES

Attention Education Excellence
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Humans Needs
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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Dog Littles Writing
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
WILLIAM JAMES

All Fields Instant Time

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