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William James Quotes

William James quotes about nature

American Philosopher, Psychologist January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910

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Good-humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us. I maintain that one should always talk of philosophy with a smile. William James
[There are, in us] possibilities that take our breath away, and show a world wider than either physics or philistine ethics can imagine. Here is a world in which all is well, in spite of certain forms of death, death of hope, death of strength, death of responsibility, of fear and wrong, death of everything that paganism, naturalism and legalism pin their trust on. William James
William James quote: "Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's..."
Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task William James
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. William James
William James quote: "The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be..."
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. William James
William James quote: "There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we..."
There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose the one before we can participate in the other. William James

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