Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation.
WILLIAM JAMES… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
More William James Quotes
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To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Religion . . . shall mean for us the feelings, acts and experiences of individual men in their solitude.
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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
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Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.
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Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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Individuality is founded in feeling
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There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
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It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
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It seems the natural thing for us to listen whilst the Europeans talk.
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Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
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For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.
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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
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Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
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The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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All religions begin with the cry Help.
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Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a university.
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