William James Quotes | Philosophy & Psychology

To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

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

A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.

Belief creates the actual fact.

We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.

There are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose the one before we can participate in the other.

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

Why should we think upon things that are lovely Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.

Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.

To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.

We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.