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Josiah Royce quotes

American Philosopher November 20, 1855 – September 14, 1916

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I never felt a feeling that I knew or could know to be unlike the feelings of other people. I never consciously thought, except after patterns that the world or my fellows set for me. Josiah Royce
Our will makes constantly a sort of agreement with the world, whereby, if the world will continually show some respect to the will, the will shall consent to be strenuous in its industry. Josiah Royce
Josiah Royce quote: "I teach at Harvard that the world and the heavens, and the..."
I teach at Harvard that the world and the heavens, and the stars are all real, but not so damned real, you see. Josiah Royce
This preparatory sort of idealism is the one that, as I just suggested, Berkeley made prominent, and, after a fashion familiar. I must state it in my own way, although one in vain seeks to attain novelty in illustrating so frequently described a view. Josiah Royce
No consensus of men can make an error erroneous. We can only find or commit an error, not create it. When we commit an error, we say what was an error already. Josiah Royce
The world, as transformed by this creative deed, is better than it would have been had all else remained the same, but had that deed of treason not been done at all. Josiah Royce
For myself, I do not now know in any concrete human terms wherein my individuality consists. In my present human form of consciousness I simply cannot tell. Josiah Royce
If I look to see what I ever did that, for all I now know, some other man might not have done, I am utterly unable to discover the certainly unique deed. Josiah Royce
Josiah Royce quote: "So, as one sees, I by no means deprive my world of stubborn..."
So, as one sees, I by no means deprive my world of stubborn reality, if I merely call it a world of ideas. Josiah Royce
Josiah Royce quote: "Ideas any one can mould as he wishes."
Ideas any one can mould as he wishes. Josiah Royce
Josiah Royce quote: "So far as we live and strive at all, our lives are various,..."
So far as we live and strive at all, our lives are various, are needed for the whole, and are unique. Josiah Royce

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