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Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.

William James

The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Change Life Philosophical
Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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Humorous Life Philosophical
Man, biologically considered … is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Beast Kind Men
A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock
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Belief Desire Truth
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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Imperfect Language Mean
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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Islands Roots Sea Underground
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
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

Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.

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