We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
WILLIAM JAMESMost people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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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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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
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The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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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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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.
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You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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