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We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them.

William James

Truth happens to an idea
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Happens Ideas Truth
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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Affection Alpha Omega
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
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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Book Cat Conservations Dog
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Democracy Genius People
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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Able Accompanying Thinking
If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
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Appreciation Attitude Philosophy
Individuality is founded in feeling
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Feelings Individuality Inspirational
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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Belief Extremes Matter
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Differences Making Somewhere
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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Life Stay Strong Ties
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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Best Effort Forget Hard Work
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Evil Healthy Individual

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