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It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

William James

Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Creativity Mean Science
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
Our beliefs and our attention are the same fact.
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Attention Belief Facts
Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
Men’s activities are occupied into ways — in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
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Men Mind Way
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules

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