The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one.

Quote by William James

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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

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...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

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...

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever...

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends...

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends...

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to...

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to...

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.

'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes...

'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes...

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

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

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,...

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

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

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

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...