"It would probably astound each of us beyond……" — William James
"It would probably astound each of us beyond measure to be let into his neighbors mind and to find how different the scenery was there from that of his own."
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484 Quotes by William James
William James has 484 quotes on this site.
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I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide.
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Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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To know psychology, therefore, is absolutely no guarantee that we shall be good teacher.
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There is a stream, a succession of states, or waves, or fields (or whatever you please to call them), of…
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Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting…
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No reception without reaction, no impression without correlative expression, -this is the great maxim which the teacher ought never to…
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Habit is second nature, or rather . . . ten times nature.
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We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully…
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It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association
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The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of…
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Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already…
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An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort…
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On a clear day, rise and look around you and you'll see who you are on a clear day, how…
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The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel ... to face the challenge,…
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Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest.
— Ronald Reagan
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When women's true history shall have been written, her part in the upbuilding of this nation will astound the world.
— Abigail Scott Duniway
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Some of the young photographers today enter photography where I leave off. My "grandchildren" astound me. What I worked for…
— Minor White
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If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves.
— Thomas A. Edison
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Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
— Mark Twain
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When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.
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Of course, I'm being rude. I'm spoiling the ending, not only of the entire book, but of this particular piece…
— Markus Zusak
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Eve, I know this continues to astound and baffle you, but I actually like to socialize." "I know. If it…
— Nora Roberts
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Succeed! It has been done, and with a stupidity that can astound the most experienced.
— Donald Barthelme
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Mystery bores me. It chores me. I know what happens and so do you. It's the machinations that wheel us…
— Markus Zusak
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