"... causes (pains) are not logical constructions out of their effects (behaviour)."

-- Hilary Putnam

#Pain Quotes #Behaviour Quotes #Causes Quotes

“There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead.”
“My unbeaten record and the 10 British Open wins have not been equalled.”
“The lie is elaborate and exact.”
“I was taught that you didn't want to be part of the group - that it was better to do your own thing.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My own terror of appearing sentimental is so strong that Iâ€™ve decided to fight against it, some; but the terror is still there. . . . Do you identify with a distaste/fear about sentimentality? Do you agree that, past a certain line, such distaste can turn everything arch and sneering and too ironic? Or do you have your own set of abstract questions to drive yourself nuts with?”
“Life is but a moment, death also is but another.”
“Proust has listed a great many reasons why it is impossible to be happy, but, in the course of being happy, one finds it difficult to remember them.”

Source : William Empson (1966). “Seven Types of Ambiguity”, p.249, New Directions Publishing
“A capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.”

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