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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

William James

On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
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
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.
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Block Data Mind
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Cry Helping Religion
All of our life is but a mass of small habits – practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual – that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.
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Destiny Military Spiritual
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.
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Mountain Religious Twilight
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive

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