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A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.

William James

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
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
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
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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Ideas Truth Verify
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
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
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship

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