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Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.

William James

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
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
The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change.
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Law Medicine Philosophy
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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Devil Feet Long
The strenuous life tastes better
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Better Strenuous Taste
Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system
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Credit Facts Truth
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.
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Health Love Wings
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality

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