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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

William James

The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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Firsts Lecture Psychology
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
We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.
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Data Powerful Science
With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.
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Good Hell Intention Intentions
Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Men Parts Small Use
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Fear Happiness Stress
Where is it, this present? It has melted in our grasp, fled ere we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.
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Becoming Gone Instant
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
[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
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
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
To know an object is to lead to it through a context which the world provides
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Objects Truth World
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive

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