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We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

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To spend life for something which outlasts it.

By William James

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.

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This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

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

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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

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

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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

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

By William James