“We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.”
— William James
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Man lives for science as well as
“Man lives for science as well as bread.”
— William James
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The art of being wise is the
“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.”
— William James
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A great many people think they are
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.”
— William James
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How to gain, how to keep, how
“How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.”
— William James
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Category: happiness
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Begin to be now what you will
“Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.”
— William James
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Category: motivational
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If you care enough for a result,
“If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.”
— William James
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The great use of life is to
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
— William James
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The great use of life is to
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.”
— William James
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Category: life
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A chain is no stronger than its
“A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.”
— William James
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Category: life
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The world we see that seems so
“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.”
— William James
Author: William James
Category: fear
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