“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.
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William James: Outer aspects of their lives
“… human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”
— William James.
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William James: I sing
“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.”
—William James.
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William James: Forgetting and remembering
“In the practical use of our intellect, forgetting is as important as remembering.”
—William James.
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William James: Non-interference
“The first thing to learn in intercourse with others is non-interference with their own peculiar ways of being happy, provided those ways do not assume to interfere by violence with ours.”
—William James.
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William James: The difference
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
William James
English: William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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William James: As you think, so shall you be
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. As you think, so shall you be.
—William James.
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- William James on Walt Whitman: “He Is Aware Enough of Sin for a Swagger to Be Present in His Indifference Towards It” (biblioklept.org)
- William James on Religious Experience and Philosophy (footnotes2plato.com)
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William James: Make a difference
“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ~ William James.
Chicken Soup for the Soul.
English: William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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William James: Singing and happiness
“I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.” ~William James, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People.
