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Samuel Alexander Philosopher

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Jan 6, 1859
  • Died: Sep 13, 1938

Samuel Alexander OM was an Australian-born British philosopher. He was the first Jewish fellow of an Oxbridge college.

Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience. experience

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me. the future

Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life. science

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other sayings from William Butler Yeats

28 other sayings from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other thoughts from Dave Barry

27 other thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 more quotes from Winston Churchill

74 more quotes from Winston Churchill