The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths.

Quote by William James

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

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

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.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

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

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

Time itself comes in drops.

Time itself comes in drops.

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 deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Act the part and you will become the part.

Act the part and you will become the part.

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

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.

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

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

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

Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both,...

Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both,...

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.