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We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.

William James

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
No bell in us tolls to let us know for certain when truth is in our grasp.
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Bells Tolls Truth
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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Combine Enough Fact Facts
Real culture lives by sympathies and admirations, not by dislikes and disdains; under all misleading wrappings it pounces unerringly upon the human core.
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Culture Life Real
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
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Men Philosophical Philosophy
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
The strenuous life tastes better
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Better Strenuous Taste
The education of attention would be an education par excellence
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Attention Education Excellence
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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Educational Inspirational Philosophy

We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.

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