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The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.

William James

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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Civilization Class Fear
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
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Pay Quality Supreme
We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example.
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Example Human Nature Proud
Man, biologically considered … is simply the most formidable of all beasts of prey, and, indeed, the only one that preys systematically on its own kind.
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Beast Kind Men
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change.
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Law Medicine Philosophy
One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
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Discovery Men Mind
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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Business Inspirational Philosophical

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