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William James Quotes
«We keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can.»
«Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| Keywords:
definable, discourse, lends, lengthy, professor, professorial
«If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| Keywords:
grace of God, miraculously, subliminal
«Evil is a disease; and worry over disease is itself an additional form of disease, which only adds to the original complaint.»
«I think you will practically recognise the two types of mental make-up that I mean if I head the columns by the titles `tender-minded' and `tough-minded' respectively.»
Author: William James
(Philosopher, Psychologist)
| Keywords:
columns, practically, recognise, respectively, titles