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William James Quotes

Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or they may only have dreamed or imagined they did so Picture Quote #1

It would probably astound each of us beyond measure to be let into his neighbors mind and to find how different the scenery was there from that of his own Picture Quote #1

Selection is the very keel on which our mental ship is built. And in this case of memory its utility is obvious. If we remembered everything, we should on most occasions be as ill off as if we remembered nothing Picture Quote #1

The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact. Our civilization is founded on the shambles, and every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony Picture Quote #1

If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you mustn’t seek to show that no crows are; it is enough if you prove one single crow to be white Picture Quote #1

Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation Picture Quote #1

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We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep Picture Quote #1

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives Picture Quote #1

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed Picture Quote #1

The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time Picture Quote #1

The one who thinks over his experiences most, and weaves them into systematic relations with each other, will be the one with the best memory Picture Quote #1

Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources Picture Quote #1

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All the daily routine of life, our dressing and undressing, the coming and going from our work or carrying through of its various operations, is utterly without mental reference to pleasure and pain, except under rarely realized conditions Picture Quote #1

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them Picture Quote #1

Life is one long struggle between conclusions based on abstract ways of conceiving cases, and opposite conclusions prompted by our instinctive perception of them Picture Quote #1

... By far the most usual way of handling phenomena so novel that they would make for a serious rearrangement of our preconceptions is to ignore them altogether, or to abuse those who bear witness for them Picture Quote #1

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us; our hour of triumph is what brings the void Picture Quote #1

I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide Picture Quote #1

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Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life Picture Quote #1

We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous Picture Quote #1

It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association Picture Quote #1

An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort of a mental total Picture Quote #1

The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes connected with the fortunes of the self, it forthwith becomes an interesting thing Picture Quote #1

From all these facts there emerges a very simple abstract program for the teacher to follow in keeping the attention of the child: Begin with the line of his native interests, and offer him objects that have some immediate connection with these Picture Quote #1

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An educated memory depends on an organized system of associations; and its goodness depends on two of their peculiarities: first, on the persistency of the associations; and, second, on their number Picture Quote #1

In all this process of acquiring conceptions, a certain instinctive order is followed. There is a native tendency to assimilate certain kinds of conception at one age, and other kinds of conception at a later age Picture Quote #1

Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas is which we have; and, second, on the habitual coupling of the several ideas with action or inaction respectively Picture Quote #1

Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain the belief in the freedom itself Picture Quote #1

So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky Picture Quote #1

If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before! Picture Quote #1

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Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or they may only have dreamed or imagined they did so (William James Quotes) It would probably astound each of us beyond measure to be let into his neighbors mind and to find how different the scenery was there from that of his own (William James Quotes) Selection is the very keel on which our mental ship is built. And in this case of memory its utility is obvious. If we remembered everything, we should on most occasions be as ill off as if we remembered nothing (William James Quotes) The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact. Our civilization is founded on the shambles, and every individual existence goes out in a lonely spasm of helpless agony (William James Quotes) If you wish to upset the law that all crows are black, you mustn’t seek to show that no crows are; it is enough if you prove one single crow to be white (William James Quotes) Philosophy lives in words, but truth and fact well up into our lives in ways that exceed verbal formulation (William James Quotes) We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep (William James Quotes) The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives (William James Quotes) He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed (William James Quotes) The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time (William James Quotes) The one who thinks over his experiences most, and weaves them into systematic relations with each other, will be the one with the best memory (William James Quotes) Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources (William James Quotes) All the daily routine of life, our dressing and undressing, the coming and going from our work or carrying through of its various operations, is utterly without mental reference to pleasure and pain, except under rarely realized conditions (William James Quotes) Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them (William James Quotes) Life is one long struggle between conclusions based on abstract ways of conceiving cases, and opposite conclusions prompted by our instinctive perception of them (William James Quotes) ... By far the most usual way of handling phenomena so novel that they would make for a serious rearrangement of our preconceptions is to ignore them altogether, or to abuse those who bear witness for them (William James Quotes) Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us; our hour of triumph is what brings the void (William James Quotes) I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide (William James Quotes) Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting him to this world’s life (William James Quotes) We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully guard against the growing into ways that are likely to be disadvantageous (William James Quotes) It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association (William James Quotes) An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort of a mental total (William James Quotes) The most natively interesting object to a man is his own personal self and its fortunes. We accordingly see that the moment a thing becomes connected with the fortunes of the self, it forthwith becomes an interesting thing (William James Quotes) From all these facts there emerges a very simple abstract program for the teacher to follow in keeping the attention of the child: Begin with the line of his native interests, and offer him objects that have some immediate connection with these (William James Quotes) An educated memory depends on an organized system of associations; and its goodness depends on two of their peculiarities: first, on the persistency of the associations; and, second, on their number (William James Quotes) In all this process of acquiring conceptions, a certain instinctive order is followed. There is a native tendency to assimilate certain kinds of conception at one age, and other kinds of conception at a later age (William James Quotes) Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas is which we have; and, second, on the habitual coupling of the several ideas with action or inaction respectively (William James Quotes) Considering the inner fitness of things, one would rather think that the very first act of a will endowed with freedom should be to sustain the belief in the freedom itself (William James Quotes) So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky (William James Quotes) If an unusual necessity forces us onward, a surprising thing occurs. The fatigue gets worse up to a certain point, when, gradually or suddenly, it passes away and we are fresher than before! (William James Quotes)

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