There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
WILLIAM JAMESSeek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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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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When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Give your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
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Our beliefs and our attention are the same fact.
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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