Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Martyrdom

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1903 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 33. Originally from Notebook, 23 May 1903.

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The philosophy which is so important in each of us is not a technical matter; it is our more or less dumb sense of what life honestly and deeply means. It is only partly got from books; it is our individual way of just seeing and feeling the total push and pressure of the cosmos.

William James

Pragmatism

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Topic
Worldview Meaning of life

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William James
Source
Pragmatism
Genre
Philosophical speech
Language
English
Time
1906 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Nov. 1906, Lowell Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Lecture.

Current Citation

James, William. "The Present Dilemma in Philosophy." Pragmatism. Dover Publications, 2018.