Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to …

William James
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Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or they may only have dreamed or imagined they did so. ✨ William James (1961). Psychology: The Briefer Course, p.73, Courier Corporation
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Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or they may only have dreamed or imagined they did so. ✨ William James (1961). Psychology: The Briefer Course, p.73, Courier Corporation

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