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[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.

William James

The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
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All Fields Instant Time
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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Business Inspirational Philosophical
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
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Consciousness Mystic Opinion
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
The education of attention would be an education par excellence
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Attention Education Excellence
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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Ideas Men Twenties
Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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Energy Mean Pain
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
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Esteem Leadership Quality Self

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