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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.

William James

Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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Owing Truth Views
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Art Force Process
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
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.
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Discovery Men Mind
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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Helping Others Unconditional Volunteering
All of our life is but a mass of small habits – practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual – that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.
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Destiny Military Spiritual
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.
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Community Friendship Sympathy
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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Determine Feelings May
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense

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