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We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.

William James

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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Math Passion Union
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
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
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Inward Paradise Usual
In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Educational Philosophy School
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Combat Stress Weapons
For the moment, what we attend to is reality.
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Attend Moments Reality
All natural happiness thus seems infected with a contradiction. The breath of the sepulchre surrounds it.
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Contradiction Happiness Natural
The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
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Free Race Vagueness Will
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
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Meaningful Motivational Perseverance
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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Grace Order Unseen
Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.
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Educational Memories Philosophy
Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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Faith Hypothesis
Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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Owing Truth Views

We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.

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