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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.

William James

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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Attitude Circumstances Mere
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
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
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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Destiny Men Tree
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
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
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
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science

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