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The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.

William James

[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules
You must bring out of each word its practical cash-value, set it at work within the stream of your experience.
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Cash Experience Stream
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Chapters Egotism Religion
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
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Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational
You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.
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Altering Life Mind States
All of our life is but a mass of small habits – practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual – that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.
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Destiny Military Spiritual
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth
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Believe Sound Truth
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
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
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.
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Children Effortless Reading Sky
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical

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