William James

William James: The aim of...

William James: The aim of...

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.

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William James: The art of...

William James: The art of...

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Source: The...

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William James: There is no...

William James: There is no...

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but...

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William James: Geniuses are commonly...

William James: Geniuses are commonly...

Geniuses are commonly believed to excel other men in their power of sustained attention . . . But it is their genius...

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William James: The most immutable...

William James: The most immutable...

The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man's thoughts and another's.

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William James: Hardly ever can...

William James: Hardly ever can...

Hardly ever can a youth transferred to the society of his betters unlearn the nasality and other vices of speech bred...

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William James: Believe that life...

William James: Believe that life...

Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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William James: The greatest use...

William James: The greatest use...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

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William James: Do every day...

William James: Do every day...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need...

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William James: As there is...

William James: As there is...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to...

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William James: Knowledge about life...

William James: Knowledge about life...

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through...

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William James: In the practical...

William James: In the practical...

In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.

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William James: To improve the...

William James: To improve the...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of...

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William James: A chain is...

William James: A chain is...

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

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William James: No more fiendish...

William James: No more fiendish...

No more fiendish punishment could be devised, were such a thing physically possible, than that one should be turned...

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William James: Organization and method...

William James: Organization and method...

Organization and method mean much, but contagious human characters mean more in a...

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William James: Men habitually use...

William James: Men habitually use...

Men habitually use only a small part of the powers which they possess and which they might use under appropriate...

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William James: Philosophy is at...

William James: Philosophy is at...

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

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William James: It is well...

William James: It is well...

It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never...

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William James: Success plus Self-esteem...

William James: Success plus Self-esteem...

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Source: The Principles of Psychology,...

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