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.

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

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

• 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 community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.