Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

Quote by William James

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Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost...

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost...

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

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...

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

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

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

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

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

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

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

If you try to watch the movie Titanic backwards...it's actually about a magical boat that...

If you try to watch the movie Titanic backwards...it's actually about a magical boat that...

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because...

While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because...