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    We shall assume that what each man does is based not on direct and certain knowledge, but by pictures made by himself or given to him. If his atlas tells him the world is flat he will not sail near what he believes to be the edge of our planet for fear of falling off. If his maps include a fountain of eternal youth, a Ponce de Leon will go off in quest of it. If someone digs up yellow dirt that looks like gold, he will for a time act exactly as if he has found gold. The way in which the world is imagined determines at any particular moment what men will do. It does not determine what they will achieve. It determines their effort, their feelings, their hopes, not their accomplishments and results.

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Veracity is the heart of morality.

Veracity is the heart of morality.

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Dare to be wrong and to dream.

Dare to be wrong and to dream.

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He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.

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Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.

Every extreme attitude is a flight from the self.

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To be aware how fruitful the playful mood can be is to be immune to the propaganda of the alienated, read more

To be aware how fruitful the playful mood can be is to be immune to the propaganda of the alienated, which extols resentment as a fuel of achievement.

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A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly read more

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Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

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