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

Quote by William James

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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...

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

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...

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

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...

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

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

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

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...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

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

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

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...

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 art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

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....

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...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...