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The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change.

William James

Experience, as we know, has a way of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas.
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Boiling Experience Over Way
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Evil Prove Ruling
With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Attempt Failure Humiliation No
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
The true’to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as ‘the right’ is only the expedient in the way of our behaving.
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Briefly Thinking True Way
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
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
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Asceticism Ease Expression
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
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
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Changing Immediately Life Want

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