Men habitually use only a small part of the powers which they possess and which they might use under appropriate circumstances.

William James
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  1. The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.

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

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  5. See the exquisite contrast of the types of mind! The pragmatist clings to facts and concreteness, observes truth at its work in particular cases, and generalises. Truth, for him, becomes a class-name for all sorts of definite working-values in experience. For the rationalist it remains...

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