A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
WILLIAM JAMESMan lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
More William James Quotes
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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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The teachers of this country, one may say, have its future in their hands.
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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
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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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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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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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Since you make evil or good by your own thoughts, it is your ruling of your thoughts which proves to be your principal concern.
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Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
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We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
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In the matter of belief, we are all extreme conservatives.
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The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
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At bottom, the whole concern of religion is with the manner of our acceptance of the universe.
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Truth happens to an idea
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