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

Quote by William James

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In business for yourself, not by yourself.

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

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.

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...

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the...

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the...

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

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....

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but...

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but...

Time itself comes in drops.

Time itself comes in drops.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

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

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

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

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

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

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

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

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

I would have carved on the portals of the National Press Club, Put not your...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and...