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William James
American
Philosopher
Born:
Jan 11
,
1842
Died:
Aug 26
,
1910
Any
Life
Man
Will
World
You
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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.
William James
Men
Before
Only
Shall
Ideas
Practically
Gained
Twenty-Five
Lives
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
William James
Quality
Whatever
Unless
Several
Out
Possible
Equally
Ethical
Act
Chosen
Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost religious. Our scientific temper is devout.
William James
Our
Temper
Religious
Facts
Almost
Devout
Scientific
Itself
Esteem
Us
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
William James
Faith
Doubt
Possible
Something
Concerning
Which
Means
Theoretically
Belief
Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
William James
Life
Knowledge
One Thing
About
Through
Another
Occupation
Passing
Effective
Currents
Being
Dynamic
Place
Your
Thing
Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.
William James
Man
Year
Every
Month
Possibly
He
Taking
Feels
Like
Force
Himself
Whether
Holiday
Should
Full
Who
Every Man
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