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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 change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.
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Cash Experience Stream
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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Exercise Inspiration Somebody Two
Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
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Facts Philosophy Way
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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Discovery Important Positive
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
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
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
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Discovery Men Mind
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas

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

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