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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 art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
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
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
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 give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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Men Small Rooms Thinking
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success

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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