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The more rational statement is that we feel sorry because we strike, afraid because we tremble, and not that we cry, strike, or tremble because we are sorry, angry, or fearful as the case may be.

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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
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