black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

William James

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.
WILLIAM JAMES

All Fields Instant Time
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
WILLIAM JAMES

God Principles Theism
Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him.
WILLIAM JAMES

Believe Men Needs
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
WILLIAM JAMES

Life Stay Strong Ties
Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
WILLIAM JAMES

Dog Littles Writing
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
WILLIAM JAMES

Change Life Positive
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
WILLIAM JAMES

Belief Believe Experience Lying
To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
WILLIAM JAMES

Deny Neglect Wise
True to her inveterate habit, rationalism reverts to ‘principles,’ and thinks that when an abstraction once is named, we own an oracular solution.
WILLIAM JAMES

Habit Principles Thinking
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
WILLIAM JAMES

Failure Lows Person
The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.
WILLIAM JAMES

Free Race Vagueness Will
[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
WILLIAM JAMES

Grace Order Unseen
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
WILLIAM JAMES

Action Emotion Inspiration
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
WILLIAM JAMES

Inspirational Positive Success
As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
WILLIAM JAMES

Expectations Long Zest
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
WILLIAM JAMES

Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational

For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

For morality life is a war, and the service of the highest is a sort of cosmic patriotism which also calls for volunteers.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More William James Quotes