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Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.

William James

Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Based Inspirational Life Test
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
All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Cry Helping Religion
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
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
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
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
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.
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Becoming Gone Instant
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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Discovery Important Positive

Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.

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