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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living agai

From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true. – William James

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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. – William James

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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. – William James

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The crux is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing. – William J. Broad

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We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special. – Stephen Hawking

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Like buried treasures, the outposts of the universe have beckoned to the adventurous from immemorial times… – George Ellery Hale

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To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or guess at anything but that world is not merely hell but the only possible damnation: the act of a man damning himself. It may be – William Golding

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It is well, when one is judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. – Arnold Bennett

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