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True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.

William James

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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Men Philosophy Social
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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Congratulations Self Esteem Success
The strenuous life tastes better
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Better Strenuous Taste
Facts’ are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.
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Facts Knowledge Science
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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Opposites Statement Truth
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
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
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.
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Alcohol Feel Feelings Good
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

True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.

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