Quote by William James (1842-1910)

• There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

• Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.

• The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

• The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.

• A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

• The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.