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Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.

William James

A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
WILLIAM JAMES

Men Philosophy Social
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Choices Differences Men Savage
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
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
Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.
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Fears Form Great Life Things
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system
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Credit Facts Truth
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.
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Happiness Laughter Men
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War

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