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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

William James

We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Mind Philosophy Quiet
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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Opposites Statement Truth
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.
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Cash Experience Stream
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion

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