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Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life

William James

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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Bystanders Eye Teaching
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
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
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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Finals Lasts Men
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
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Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.
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Allies Education Enemy
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical

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