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We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.

William James

Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Choices Differences Men Savage
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
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
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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Esteem Failure Inspirational Self
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.

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