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William James Quotes

William James quotes

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

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William James quote: "Man lives for science as well as bread."
Man lives for science as well as bread. William James
Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. William James
Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout. William James
William James quote: "The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of..."
The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths. William James
William James quote: "Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."
Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear. William James
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. William James
William James quote: "Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to..."
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. William James
William James quote: "If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it..."
If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick. William James
Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not. William James
William James quote: "An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out..."
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible. William James
William James quote: "My experience is what I agree to attend to."
My experience is what I agree to attend to. William James
William James quote: "our experience is what we attend to"
our experience is what we attend to William James
An outree explanation, violating all our preconceptions, would never pass for a true account of a novelty. We should scratch round industriously till we found something less excentric. William James
William James quote: "A stream of ideal tendency embedded in the external structure..."
A stream of ideal tendency embedded in the external structure of the world? WJ., p. 554. William James
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. William James

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