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Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.

William James

True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.
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Habit Principles Thinking
The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.
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Art Men Philosophy
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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Dream Play Science
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Abnormal Philosophical Understanding
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Acceptance Wisdom Wise
For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Political Volunteer War
Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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Emergencies Encouragement Sith
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
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Enough Poor Reason
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Attitude Philosophical Positive
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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Hate Inspirational Life
Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.
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Anything Firmly Imagination May
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Action Belief Really Rules

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