William James

There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough.

William James

There’s nothing so absurd that if you repeat it often enough, people will believe it.

William James

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they occur, whether they copy these in advance or not.

William James

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else’s type of thinking.

William James

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one’s being added to that being.

William James

To be fertile in hypotheses is the first perquisite of creativity and to be willing to throw them away the moment experience contradicts them is the next.

William James

To know one thing thoroughly would be to know the universe.

William James

To know psychology, therefore, is absolutely no guarantee that we shall be good teacher.

William James

To leap across an abyss, one is better served by faith than doubt.

William James

Touch is the alpha and omega of affection.

William James