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The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time

William James

Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Attitude Changing Men
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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Able Accompanying Thinking
The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other.
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Consciousness May Splits
How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.
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Happiness Laughter Men
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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Men Philosophy Social
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Best Effort Forget Hard Work
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.
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Alcohol Feel Feelings Good
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
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
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
Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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Exercise Inspiration Somebody Two
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
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Esteem Leadership Quality Self

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