"To give up pretensions is as blessed a……" — William James
"To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them ratified."
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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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For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short…
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Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.
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That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world,…
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I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to…
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation…
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
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I'm not trying to win an award for being the best vegetarian, just want to be healthy. Take a salt…
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I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support…
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You know, I'm blessed. 'Blessed' is a better way of saying 'rich.'
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I love what I do professionally, I'm really blessed. But my priority is my husband and my children.
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Daily, constantly, we choose by our desires, our thoughts, and our actions whether we want to be blessed or cursed,…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to…
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