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

Quote by William James

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Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

Time itself comes in drops.

Time itself comes in drops.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

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.

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the...

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the...

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

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.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

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...

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are...

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are...

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

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...

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

We seek the truth and will endure the consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...