We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. – William James
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
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James
If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system. – William James
The ages of seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder. – Leonard Cohen