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William James

In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Circles People Sith
The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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Attitude Mean Ugly
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
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
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
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Leadership Motivation Philosophical
New habits can be launched.
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Habit New Launched
Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.
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Mountain Religious Twilight
To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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Appreciation Creativity Desire
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves… instead of talking to themselves.
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People Talking Unhappiness
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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Civilization Class Fear
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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Men Responsibility Stronger
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

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