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William James Quotes: Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
         

Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.


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Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
         



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