"A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions."

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Source : William Kingdon Clifford (1884). “The Scientific Basis of Morals: And Other Essays, Viz. : Right and Wrong, the Ethics of Belief, the Ethics of Religion”

William Kingdon Clifford

#Believe Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“Why Family Therapy...because it deals with family pain.”
“I was never a lonely child who sat looking at the rain sliding down the window,”
“You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you.”
“The most important thing is for you to believe in what you are doing.”
“You have no control over other people's taste, so focus on staying true to your own.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 18, 2012
“Faith then, in its relation to salvation, is that confidence by which we accept it as a free gift from the Saviour, and is the only possible way in which the gift of God could be appropriated.”

Source : Mark Hopkins (1837). “Sermons”
“Anyone who knows my professional history has known I've gone through a gazillion managers and agents or whatever. I'm like, "This doesn't feel right - moving on." I don't really suffer fools, which makes it easier for me.”
“The story of my life is profoundly unclear. It is a rock-and-roll story and, at the same time, a story of my walk with Christ. The two are melded together in ways both unpredictable and unsure.”

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