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title: "1 Truth Thing Quotes By William Pepperell Montague"
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> [To regard the successful experiences which ensue from a belief as a criterion of its truth is one thing--and a thing that is sometimes bad and sometimes good--but to assume that truth itself consists in the process by which it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-pepperell-montague/to-regard-the-successful-experiences-which-ensue-from-a-belief-as-a/)

William Pepperell Montague

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## More by William Pepperell Montague

> [To regard the successful experiences which ensue from a belief as a criterion of its truth is one thing--and a thing that is sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-pepperell-montague/to-regard-the-successful-experiences-which-ensue-from-a-belief-as-a/)

William Pepperell Montague

> [Skepticism is not a denial of belief, but rather a denial of rational grounds for belief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-pepperell-montague/skepticism-is-not-a-denial-of-belief-but-rather-a-denial-of-rational/)

William Pepperell Montague

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