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Object 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…
- 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…
- The gist of the matter is this: Every impression that comes in from without, be it a sentence which we hear, an object of vision,…
- The first thing the intellect does with an object is to class it along with something else. But any object that is infinitely important to…
- Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the object before us, another part (and it may be the larger part) always…
More Object Quotes
- It is not possible to provide evidence of life after death to the five senses anymore than it is possible to provide… — Gary Zukav
- The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks… — Marcus Aurelius
- Man is a spiritual intelligence, who has taken flesh with the object of gaining experience in worlds below the spiritual, in order… — Annie Besant
- I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself… — Napoleon Hill
- If worms have the power of acquiring some notion, however rude, of the shape of an object and over their burrows, as… — Charles Darwin
- [T]hat the opinions of men are not the object of civil government, nor under its jurisdiction; that to suffer the civil magistrate… — Thomas Jefferson
- A man nearly always loves for other reasons than he thinks. A lover is apt to be as full of secrets from… — Ben Hecht
- Luxury is the opportunity to experience quality, be it a place, a person or an object. — Keanu Reeves