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A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock

William James

That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
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
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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Finals Lasts Men
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.
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Community Friendship Sympathy
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Cry Helping Religion
Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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Owing Truth Views
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
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
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Clever Motivational Procrastination
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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Important Realizing Teacher

A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock

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