What would be better for us to believe!’ This sounds very like a definition of truth
WILLIAM JAMESGive your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
More William James Quotes
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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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It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Mankind’s common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism.
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Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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You may not get everything you dream about, but you will never get anything you don’t dream about.
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With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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