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The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.

William James

The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
WILLIAM JAMES

Mind Peculiar Self
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
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
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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Differences Important Personality
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Encouraging Life Positive
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Based Inspirational Life Test
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
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All Fields Instant Time
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.
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Alive Attitude Authenticity
Every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony.
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Agony Individual Lonely

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