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William James Quotes

Biography: William James is known as a pioneering American psychologist and philo... more Biography: William James is known as a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, often called the "Father of American psychology." He was instrumental in the development of pragmatism and functionalism. His works, including "The Principles of Psychology" and "The Varieties of Religious Experience," have had a lasting impact on both psychology and philosophy. less
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, This is the real me and when you have found that attitude, follow it"
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"Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind"
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"The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck."
Tags: Philosophy, Human nature, Humanity, Morality, Balance
"The truth is that belief creates the actual fact."
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"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task."
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"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice."
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"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain."
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"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."
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"The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one."
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"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
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"The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one."
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"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
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"The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths."
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"To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal."
Tags: Mental health, Learning, Understanding, Psychology, Behavior
"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
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