Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.
WILLIAM JAMESTime itself comes in drops.
More William James Quotes
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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.
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In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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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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There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
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Asceticism may be a mere expression of organic hardihood, disgusted with too much ease.
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight, or in a mountain gorge.
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Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
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Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life
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The deepest human need is the need to be appreciated.
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The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
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