Quoting William James

William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is believed by many to be one of the most influential philosophers the United States has ever produced, while others have labelled him the “Father of American psychology” – Wikipedia

He was acclaimed for his study of the psychology of religion; he was the leader of the Pragmatist school of Philosophy.

William James is the brother of Alice James and Henry James.

What Dr James said:
An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: “There is very little difference between one man and another, but what there is is very important.
– William James
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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
– William James
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BELIEVE THAT LIFE IS WORTH LIVING AND YOUR BELIEF WILL HELP CREATE THE FACT!
– William James
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Footnotes, the little dogs yapping at the heel of the text.
– William James
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Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Habit is thus the enormous fly-wheel of society, its most precious conservative agent.  It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance, and saves the children of fortune from the envious uprising of the poor.
– William James
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In most of us, by the age of 30, the character has set like plaster and will never soften again.
– William James
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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.
– William James
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitude.
– William James

Thought of the Day

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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
– William James
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The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work , are subjects of express volitional deliberation.
– William James
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The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths.
~William James
Thought of the Day
31 July 2013

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There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.
– William James