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So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.

William James

A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
WILLIAM JAMES

Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
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Facts Insanity Vision
History is a bath of blood.
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Bath Blood History
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
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
The true’to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving.
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Briefly Thinking True Way
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Art Force Process
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Happiness Music Philosophical
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
WILLIAM JAMES

Appreciation Attitude Philosophy
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States

So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.

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