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William James: In such a case (and it belongs to an enormous class), the part of wisdom as…

In such a case (and it belongs to an enormous class), the part of wisdom as well as of courage is to believe what is in the line of your needs, for only by such belief is the need fulfilled.

In today’s wordsIn a case like this (and there are plenty), the wise and brave thing to do is to believe what serves your need, because only that belief can fulfill it.

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From the book The Will to Believe, and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy, Is Life Worth Living?, 1897

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