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William James

Experience, as we know, has a way of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas.
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Boiling Experience Over Way
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
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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Destiny Men Tree
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
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
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
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Best Effort Forget Hard Work

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