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I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose…

Quote byWilliam James · 1842–1910

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902), Lectures XIV and XV, "The Value of Saintliness".

English (original)

I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather do I fear to lose truth by this pretension to possess it already wholly.

— William James

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