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66 CHAPTER acquired action animal intelligence attention become body brain called child conduct consciousness Continue cultivate cure day for ten day note improvement decision deliberate desire determined develop discover disease effort energy evil exer exercises every day experience fact faculty fear feeling fingers force Francis Bacon habit hearing human idea imagination intelligent interest involves James Sully keep look matter memory mental mind mind-wandering mind's Mood moral motives nature nerves never objects observe odor olfactory nerves persistent person physical possible practice purpose quinine reason recall Régime remember Repeat every day Repeat these exercises Repeat this exercise resolution resolve rest rule sensations sense sentence smell soul sound speak strong success suggested sure Suwarrow taste tenth day note thing in hand thought tion trained true truth Volition weak Will-power William of Orange words write
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