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Results of search for Author: William James - Page 1 of 3 Showing results 1 to 10 of 23 total quotations found.
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Results from Cole's Quotables:

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.: William James (1842 - 1910)
The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.: William James (1842 - 1910)
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.: William James (1842 - 1910)
There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.: William James (1842 - 1910)
The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.: William James (1842 - 1910)

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.: William James (1842 - 1910)
Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.: William James (1842 - 1910)

Results from Poor Man's College:

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 (1842 - 1910)
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.: William James (1842 - 1910)
There is only one thing that a philosopher can be relied on to do, and that is, to contradict other philosophers.: William James (1842 - 1910)

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