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The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its powe

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. – William James

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The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James

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There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. – William James

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It is the nature of the artist to mind excessively what is said about him. Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others. – Virginia Woolf

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If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand. – Buddha

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