When we survey the whole field of religion, we find a great variety in the thoughts that have prevailed there; but the feelings on the one hand and the conduct on the other are almost always the same, for Stoic, Christian, and Buddhist saints are practically indistinguishable.
William James

Almost Always the Same
Topic: Interfaith Pathways
“When we survey the whole field of religion, we find a great variety in the thoughts that have prevailed there; but the feelings on the one hand and the conduct on the other are almost always the same, for Stoic, Christian, and Buddhist saints are practically indistinguishable.”
William James, the 19th Century philosophy and psychologist.
The Varieties of Religious Experience
James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study of Human Nature. London: Penguin Books, 1902.

William James
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