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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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

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 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...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

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...

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...

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

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.

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

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...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we...

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we...

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...

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....

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

Moral: a peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...

Moral: a peerless maxim enumerated by God in his Holy Bible, such as that of...