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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 greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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Educational Men Philosophy
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
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
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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Esteem Failure Inspirational Self
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
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Facts Insanity Vision
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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Art Life Positive
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives
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Believe Ideas Truth
All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Cry Helping Religion
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
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Believe Government Philosophical
Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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Names Process Truth
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual

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