Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives i…

William James
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Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation. ✨ William James (2015). The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature, p.149, Xist Publishing
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