William James Quote: Pretend what we may, the whole man within...

Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.

— William James

Source: The Sentiment of Rationality - 1882

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Select Quotes by William James

The impulse to take life strivingly is indestructible in the race.

— William James

Source: Principles of Psychology - Chapter 21 - 1890

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness, is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

— William James

Source: The Varieties of Religious Experiences - 1902

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.

— William James

Source: Is Life Worth Living? - Chapter IV - 1895