All William James Quotes
- There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it. Hear
- Cramming seeks to stamp things in by intense application immediately before the ordeal. But a thing thus learned can form but few associations. Application
- This overcoming of all the usual barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystic achievement. In mystic states we both become one… Absolute
- I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences. Belief
- Modern man . . . has not ceased to be credulous . . . the need to believe haunts him. Belief
- Belief is desecrated when given to unproved and unquestioned statements for the solace and private pleasure of the believer . . . It is wrong… Always Everywhere
- Action and feeling go together, and by regulating the action... we can directly regulate the feeling. Action
- Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found? Certitude
- The greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of the physical sciences, but the power of the subconscious mind touched by… All
- The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow. Becomes
- Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow. Becoming
- Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny. All
- There can be no final truth in ethics any more than in physics, until the last man has had his experience and said his say. Any
- Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be. If he keep faithfully busy each… Anxiety
- Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre for heroism. In heroism, we feel, life's supreme mystery is… Always Held
- We do not sing because we are happy, we are happy because we sing. Funny
- Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed. Bad
- Sobriety diminishes, discriminates, and says no; drunkenness expands, unites, and says yes. Not through mere perversity do men run after it. Alcohol
- So to feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all our will to that end...and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit… Act
- We must be careful not to confuse data with the abstractions we use to analyse them. Abstractions