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William James on Easter

1842–1910 United States

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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)

The most any one can do is to confess as candidly as he can the grounds for the faith that is in him, and leave his example to work on others as it may.

The Dilemma of Determinism (1884)

A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith's usual result.

The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902)

In my individual heart I fully believe my faith is as robust as yours.

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.

The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)

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