Generality is, indeed, an indispensable ingredient of reality; for mere individual existence or actuality without any regularity whatever is a nullity. Chaos is pure nothing.

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A quality is something capable of being completely embodied. A law never can be embodied...

A quality is something capable of being completely embodied. A law never can be embodied...

It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on...

It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on...

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished...

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished...

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation...

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation...

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation...

Bad reasoning as well as good reasoning is possible; and this fact is the foundation...

It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know...

It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know...

The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no...

The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no...

All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite.

All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite.

Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and...

Doubt is an uneasy and dissatisfied state from which we struggle to free ourselves and...

Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.

Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment.

Many a man has cherished for years as his hobby some vague shadow of an...

Many a man has cherished for years as his hobby some vague shadow of an...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

It is not enough to be an upright man, we must be seen to be...

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

Ideas are the building blocks of ideas.

Ideas are the building blocks of ideas.

The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen...

The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the...

The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the...

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make...

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make...

An idea is a feat of association.

An idea is a feat of association.