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Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.

William James

We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
WILLIAM JAMES

Book Cat Conservations Dog
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
WILLIAM JAMES

Learning Philosophical Wisdom
The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.
WILLIAM JAMES

Able Accompanying Thinking
Men’s activities are occupied into ways — in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
WILLIAM JAMES

Men Mind Way
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
WILLIAM JAMES

Differences Making Somewhere
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
WILLIAM JAMES

Democracy Genius People
In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
WILLIAM JAMES

Belief Extremes Matter
It is art that makes life, and I know of no substitute whatsoever for the force and beauty of its process.
WILLIAM JAMES

Art Force Process
All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat; youth and health and pleasure vanish.
WILLIAM JAMES

Health Love Wings
Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
WILLIAM JAMES

Demanded Everything Facts
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
WILLIAM JAMES

Encouraging Life Positive
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?
WILLIAM JAMES

Dream Play Science
The education of attention would be an education par excellence
WILLIAM JAMES

Attention Education Excellence
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.
WILLIAM JAMES

Chapters Egotism Religion
Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
WILLIAM JAMES

Contribution Effort World
The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
WILLIAM JAMES

Firsts Lecture Psychology

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