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…

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Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

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

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

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

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.

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of...

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities...