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To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

William James

To consider hypotheses is surely always better than to dogmatize ins blaue hinein
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Dogmatize Hypothesis Truth
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none.
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Capacity Genius Men
The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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Inspire Mean Truth
We are stereotyped creatures, imitators and copiers of our past selves.
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Habit Past Self
Time itself comes in drops.
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Come Drop Philosophical Itself
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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Believe Faith Philosophical
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Learning Philosophical Wisdom
The difference between objective and subjective extension is one of relation to a context solely.
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Differences Extensions Relation
Pure experience’ is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories.
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Flux Names Reflection
There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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Helping Others Unconditional Volunteering
It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Natural Political Politics
The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
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Mind Peculiar Self
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Best Cute Friendship Friend Quality
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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Positive Wisdom Wise
Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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Appreciated Human Nature Principles
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
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Civilization Class Fear

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