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The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.

William James

We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.
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Function Intellect Thinking
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
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
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
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Inspirational Positive Success
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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Opposites Statement Truth
We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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Islands Roots Sea Underground
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
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
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
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
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
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics

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