"There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse."

Attitude, Religious

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"There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse."

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"Part of our western outlook stems from the scientific attitude and its method of isolating the parts of a phenomenon in order to analyze them."

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"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."

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"Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout."

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"It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true."

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