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William James Quotes: Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.
         

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.


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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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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.



The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.



Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.

Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.



Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.



The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.



If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.



Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.



You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.



Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.





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I am profoundly in the D's - discouraged, depressed, disheartened, disgusted.



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When you're invisible, no one can see that you're different.



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At its core, health is simple: eat the right amount for your body, don't ingest chemicals or fake foods, and move more.



Some women were talking about how I put out. And that's just not that case. I don't put out - unless I'm asked very, very politely, and that's not putting out, that's just giving in.

Some women were talking about how I put out. And that's just not that case. I don't put out - unless I'm asked very, very politely, and that's not putting out, that's just giving in.



Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation they cry for the bread of hope.

Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation they cry for the bread of hope.



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