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Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.

William James

Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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Destiny Men Tree
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
Each of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.
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Facts Models Role Virtue
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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Decide Shaped Views World
So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
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Anticipation Brave Use
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
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Appreciation Attitude Philosophy
No one sees further into a generalization than his own knowledge of detail extends.
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Details Generalization Knowledge
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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Demanded Everything Facts
True ideas are those that we can assimilate, validate, corroborate, and verify. False ideas are those that we cannot
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Ideas Truth Verify
There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say.
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Finals Lasts Men
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Deny Neglect Wise
The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
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Free Race Vagueness Will
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
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Change Life Positive
Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth

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