To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified.
WILLIAM JAMESIs life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
More William James Quotes
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The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
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There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it.
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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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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.
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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
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There is but one unconditional commandment … to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
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The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
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You may not get everything you dream about, but you will never get anything you don’t dream about.
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We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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… the intellect, everywhere invasive, shows everywhere its shallowing effect.
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The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
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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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