Certain Quotes by William James
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James’s pragmatic mind turns the abstract into the practical, and his thoughts on certainty illustrate that. With twenty‑four entries, you’ll see how he balances doubt and conviction, giving you a solid sense of his philosophical rhythm.
![“Few people have definitely articulated philosophies of their own. But almost everyone has his own peculiar sense of a certain total character in the universe, and of the inadequacy of fully to match it [to] the peculiar systems that he knows.” quote by William James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/870/william-james-228_certain_few-people-have-definitely-articulated-p_1801368.jpg)
![“[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…” quote by William James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db5/william-james-228_breaths_there-are-in-us-possibilities-that-take_2888048.jpg)
