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A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally, it becomes what everybody knows.

William James

Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
WILLIAM JAMES

Natural Political Politics
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives
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Believe Ideas Truth
Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Expectations Long Zest
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 forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Best Effort Forget Hard Work
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
WILLIAM JAMES

Educational Men Philosophy
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons

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