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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

William James

Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
WILLIAM JAMES

Creativity Mean Science
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.
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Alcohol Feel Feelings Good
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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Art Force Process
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
WILLIAM JAMES

Inspirational Motivational Relationship
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
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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Devil Feet Long
Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
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Character Mean Organization
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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Bystanders Eye Teaching

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