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Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes

Effort supposes resistance Picture Quote #1

The universe ought to be presumed too vast to have any character Picture Quote #1

And what, then, is belief? It is the demi-cadence which closes a musical phrase in the symphony of our intellectual life Picture Quote #1

... and it is probably that there is some secret here which remains to be discovered Picture Quote #1

Do not block the way of inquiry Picture Quote #1

All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite Picture Quote #1

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Our whole past experience is continually in our consciousness, though most of it sunk to a great depth of dimness. I think of consciousness as a bottomless lake, whose waters seem transparent, yet into which we can clearly see but a little way Picture Quote #1

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty Picture Quote #1

We have here a question of difficulty, analogous to the question of nominalism and realism Picture Quote #1

Mathematics is purely hypothetical: it produces nothing but conditional propositions Picture Quote #1

The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which hs to be acquired with difficulty Picture Quote #1

All the greatest achievements of mind have been beyond the power of unaided individuals Picture Quote #1

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My language is the sum total of myself Picture Quote #1

It is... easy to be certain. One has only to be sufficiently vague Picture Quote #1

It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific man Picture Quote #1

The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses Picture Quote #1

The entire universe is perfused with signs, if it is not composed exclusively of signs Picture Quote #1

Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment Picture Quote #1

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Mere imagination would indeed be mere trifling; only no imagination is mere Picture Quote #1

The development of the human mind has practically extinguished all feelings, except a few sporadic kinds, sound, colors, smells, warmth, etc., which now appear to be disconnected and separate Picture Quote #1

To say, therefore, that thought cannot happen in an instant, but requires a time, is but another way of saying that every thought must be interpreted in another, or that all thought is in signs Picture Quote #1

It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know how it must turn out at last Picture Quote #1

Unless man have a natural bent in accordance with nature’s, he has no chance of understanding nature at all Picture Quote #1

Let me now try to gather up all these odds and ends of commentary and restate the law of mind, in a unitary way Picture Quote #1

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A finite interval of time generally contains an innumerable series of feelings; and when these become welded together in association the result is a general idea Picture Quote #1

It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system Picture Quote #1

Indeed, even this last moment will be recognized like the rest, at least, be just beginning to be so Picture Quote #1

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise Picture Quote #1

What distinct meaning can attach to saying that an idea in the past in any way affects an idea in the future, from which it is completely detached? Picture Quote #1

May some future student go over this ground again, and have the leisure to give his results to the world Picture Quote #1

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Effort supposes resistance (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The universe ought to be presumed too vast to have any character (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) And what, then, is belief? It is the demi-cadence which closes a musical phrase in the symphony of our intellectual life (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) ... and it is probably that there is some secret here which remains to be discovered (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Do not block the way of inquiry (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) All the evolution we know of proceeds from the vague to the definite (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Our whole past experience is continually in our consciousness, though most of it sunk to a great depth of dimness. I think of consciousness as a bottomless lake, whose waters seem transparent, yet into which we can clearly see but a little way (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which has to be acquired with difficulty (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) We have here a question of difficulty, analogous to the question of nominalism and realism (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Mathematics is purely hypothetical: it produces nothing but conditional propositions (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The pragmatist knows that doubt is an art which hs to be acquired with difficulty (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) All the greatest achievements of mind have been beyond the power of unaided individuals (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) My language is the sum total of myself (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) It is... easy to be certain. One has only to be sufficiently vague (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) It is not knowing, but the love of learning, that characterizes the scientific man (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The entire universe is perfused with signs, if it is not composed exclusively of signs (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Every new concept first comes to the mind in a judgment (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Mere imagination would indeed be mere trifling; only no imagination is mere (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The development of the human mind has practically extinguished all feelings, except a few sporadic kinds, sound, colors, smells, warmth, etc., which now appear to be disconnected and separate (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) To say, therefore, that thought cannot happen in an instant, but requires a time, is but another way of saying that every thought must be interpreted in another, or that all thought is in signs (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) It is impossible not to envy the man who can dismiss reason, although we know how it must turn out at last (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Unless man have a natural bent in accordance with nature’s, he has no chance of understanding nature at all (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Let me now try to gather up all these odds and ends of commentary and restate the law of mind, in a unitary way (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) A finite interval of time generally contains an innumerable series of feelings; and when these become welded together in association the result is a general idea (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) It will sometimes strike a scientific man that the philosophers have been less intent on finding out what the facts are, than on inquiring what belief is most in harmony with their system (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) Indeed, even this last moment will be recognized like the rest, at least, be just beginning to be so (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) What distinct meaning can attach to saying that an idea in the past in any way affects an idea in the future, from which it is completely detached? (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes) May some future student go over this ground again, and have the leisure to give his results to the world (Charles Sanders Peirce Quotes)

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