In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

An object is not first imagined or thought about and then expected or willed, but in being actively expected it is imagined as future and in being willed it is thought.

The sensory acts are accordingly distinguished by their objects.

The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness.

Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice.

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

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