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| 14781 | A 'belief' is a habit which determines how our imagination and actions proceed |
| Full Idea: A cerebral habit of the highest kind, which will determine what we do in fancy as well as what we do in action, is called a 'belief'. | |||
| From: Charles Sanders Peirce (What is a Leading Principle? [1880], I) |