The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief, and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons

Quote by William James

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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

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

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

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...

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

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

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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

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

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...

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

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.

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.

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...