Quote by William James
Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system. Our th

Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system. Our thoughts and beliefs pass, so long as nothing challenges them, just as bank-notes pass so long as nobody refuses them. – William James

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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers. – William James

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered there is only error to be exposed. – H. L. Mencken

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In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story. – Walter Cronkite

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To me, horror is when I see somebody lying. I mean a person I know. A friend. And hes telling me something that I accept. And then suddenly, as he or she is telling it, theres something that gives them away. Theyre not telling me the truth. – Jonathan Frid

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Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. – James Russell Lowell

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During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasnt earning. – Ayelet Waldman

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A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself. – Robert Burton

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What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike

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