Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
WILLIAM JAMESSo to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end…and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear.
More William James Quotes
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It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
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We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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The question of free will is insoluble on strictly psychological grounds.
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The strenuous life tastes better
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Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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