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A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.

William James

A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
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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Habit Principles Thinking
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Based Inspirational Life Test
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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Men Small Rooms Thinking
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
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Blessed Deception Giving Up
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions

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