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Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.

William James

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.
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Die Education Philosophical
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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Ideas Truth Verify
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Individual Men Self
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
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
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
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Believe Men Needs
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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Choices Differences Men Savage

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