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Truth happens to an idea

William James

Facts’ are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.
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Facts Knowledge Science
The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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Barriers Immutable Men
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
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.
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Allies Education Enemy
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
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Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational
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
All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.
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Health Love Wings
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
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
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Philosophical Prayer Worry
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
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Men Philosophical Philosophy
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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Effects Intellect Shows
That which is most personal, is most interesting.
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Interesting Most Personal
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Decision Order Responsibility

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