Quotes By William James
Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state.
William James
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck.
William James
We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.
William James
Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.
William James
To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is not directly experienced, nor exclude from them any element that is directly experienced.
William James
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
William James
Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
William James
Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.
William James