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Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not.
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There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.
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An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
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The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the hell we make for ourselves in this world by habitually fashioned our characters in the wrong way.
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If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.
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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
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If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.
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