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When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.

William James

Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.
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Alive Cost Wall
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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Dog Littles Writing
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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Contribution Effort World
Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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Determine Feelings May
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas
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
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
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
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Our beliefs and our attention are the same fact.
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Attention Belief Facts
The education of attention would be an education par excellence
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Attention Education Excellence

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