William James Quote: If merely “feeling good” could decide, drunkenness would...

If merely “feeling good” could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

Source: The Varieties of Religious Experiences - 1902

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An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: “There is very little difference between one man and another; but what little there is, is very important.” This distinction seems to me to go to the root of the matter.

— William James

Source: The Importance of Individuals

“Facts” are the bounds of human knowledge, set for it, not by it.

— William James

Source: On Some Hegelisms - 1882

The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

— William James

Source: Quoted in the Works of William James

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