Quote by William James
Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not. – William James

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Truth, as any dictionary will tell you, is a property of certain of our ideas. It means their “agreement,” as falsity means their disagreement, with “reality.” – William James

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Dont let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth – dont let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency. – Aesop

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A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men. – Patrick Kavanagh

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I take work very seriously and telling the truth in my job and professionalism. – Brittany Murphy

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Ive been &amp am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen &amp Im quite ordinary, &amp will say so whatever the artistic results. In that point Im one of the few people who tell the truth about myself. – T. E. Lawrence

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