We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.

Quote by William James

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These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost...

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost...

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

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

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

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

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....

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

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

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever...

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever...