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Interesting Quotes by William James
- Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already exists. The two associated objects…
- The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes…
- The difference between an interesting and a tedious teacher consists in little more than the inventiveness by which the one is able to mediate these…
- If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is to make certain…
- All that we need explicitly to note is that, the more the passive attention is relied on, by keeping the material interesting; and the less…
- But when all is said and done, the fact remains that some teachers have a naturally inspiring presence and can make their exercises interesting, whilst…
- If the topic be highly abstract, show its nature by concrete examples; if it be unfamiliar, make it figure as part of a story; if…
- I know that you, ladies and gentlemen, have a philosophy, each and all of you, and that the most interesting and important thing about you…
- A genius is the man in whom you are least likely to find the power of attending to anything insipid or distasteful in itself. He…
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- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
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- A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life. — Walter Bagehot