William James on educational
William James50 quotes“In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.”
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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
William JamesWilliam James 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 JamesWilliam James I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
William JamesWilliam James The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
William JamesWilliam James That which is most personal, is most interesting.
William JamesWilliam James The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William JamesWilliam James The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
William JamesWilliam James We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
William JamesWilliam James The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
William JamesWilliam James The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
William JamesWilliam James A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
William JamesWilliam James There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
William JamesWilliam James Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
William JamesWilliam James When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
William JamesWilliam James To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
William JamesWilliam James Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.
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I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
Adam BraunAdam Braun It’s really seeing student involvement … as a variety of opportunities that are appropriate for each given student and responsive to their individual needs and their desires for their educational experience.
Adam FletcherAdam Fletcher To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha …knowledge is the cause of human progress.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha What the head thinks, should be examined critically in the heart and this right decision should be carried out by the hands. This should be the primary product of the educational process.
Sai BabaSai Baba Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.
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