William James

For the moment, what we attend to is reality.

William James

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.

William James

Habit is the great flywheel of society.

William James

Habit simplifies our movements, makes them accurate, and diminishes fatigue.

William James

I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather I fear to lose truth by the pretension to possess it already wholly.

William James

I am well aware how odd it must seem to some of you to hear me say that an idea is true so long as to believe it is profitable to our lives

William James

I fear to lose truth by the pretension to possess it already wholly.

William James

I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.

William James

I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide.

William James

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

William James