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The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.

William James

When you have broken the reality into concepts you never can reconstruct it in its wholeness.
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Broken Concepts Reality
The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.
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Allies Education Enemy
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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Educational Men Philosophy
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical
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
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
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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Free Will Psychological
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical

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