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Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.

William James

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
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
Truth is something that happens to an idea.
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Happen Ideas Truth
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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Lying Misunderstood Statistics
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
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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Belief Desire Truth
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
[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
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
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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Feelings Self World
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
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Failure Lows Person
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
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Action Emotional Feelings

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