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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

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
We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
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Esteem Leadership Quality Self
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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Math Passion Union
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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Educational Men Philosophy
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.
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Block Data Mind
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.
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Change Dream Inspirational
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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Inspirational Motivational Relationship
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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Exercise Inspiration Somebody Two
There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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Helping Others Unconditional Volunteering

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

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