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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
Approximate author period: c. 1876 AD · industrial
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- William James
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- Approximate author period: c. 1876 AD · industrial
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