One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
WILLIAM JAMESThere is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
More William James Quotes
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Truth happens to an idea
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The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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Habit is a second nature, or rather, it is ‘ten times nature’.
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A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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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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Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
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Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
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On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
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