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William James Quotes

William James quotes about thinking

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

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Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. William James
William James quote: "Man can alter his life by altering his thinking."
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. The fundamental conceptions of psychology are practically very clear to us, but theoretically they are very confused, and one easily makes the obscurest assumptions in this science without realizing, until challenged, what internal difficulties they involve. William James
William James quote: "To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some..."
To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking. William James
William James quote: "Philosophy is "an unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly."
Philosophy is "an unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly. William James
William James quote: "Many people think they are thinking when they are merely..."
Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. William James
William James quote: "Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to..."
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. William James
William James quote: "My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my..."
My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing. William James
The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the 'I breathe' which actually does accompany them. William James

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