Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it may begin, is sure to end in sadness. . . . This sadness lies at the heart of every merely positivist, agnostic, or naturalistic scheme…

Quote by William James

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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

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...

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he...

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

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

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

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

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

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way...

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way...

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

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

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

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being...

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...