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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.

William James

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Our faith is faith in someone else’s faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
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Cases Matter Philosophical
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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Men Philosophy Social
History is a bath of blood.
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Bath Blood History
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual

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