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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

~William James

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

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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

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If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

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Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

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Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.

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The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals.

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One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.

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If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 11th, 1842

Died: August 26th, 1910

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