The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the 'I breathe' which actually does accompany them.

Quote by William James

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life...

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

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

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

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life...

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step...

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step...

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

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

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

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

When he who hears does not know what he who speaks means, and when he...

The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being...

The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...