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Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do

William James

The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
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
A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
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Change Dream Inspirational
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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Devil Feet Long
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
Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.
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Becoming Gone Instant
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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Islands Roots Sea Underground
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
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
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
Give your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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Basketball Dream Perseverance
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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Owing Truth Views

Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do

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Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do

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