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The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.

William James

The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
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Mind Peculiar Self
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
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
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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Math Passion Union
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
The power to move the world is in the subconcious mind
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Mind Moving Subconscious World
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system
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Credit Facts Truth
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
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

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