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Knowledge about life is one thing effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
Belief creates the actual fact.
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.
Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one’s sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one’s character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.