William James Quotes

With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure, no humiliation. So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do. . . . - William James

Wisdom is learning what to overlook. - William James

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. - William James

Where the corn is full of kernels
And the colonels full of corn. - William James Lampton

Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it. - William James

Whenever two people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him and each man as he really is. - William James

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice. - William James

When you have broken the reality into concepts you never can reconstruct it in its wholeness. - William James

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