Mental fire is what won't burn real sticks; mental water is what won't necessarily (though of course it may) put out even a mentalfire.
William JamesThere are two lives, the natural and the spiritual, and we must lose the one before we can participate in the other.
William JamesThe function of ignoring, of inattention, is as vital a factor in mental progress as the function of attention itself.
William JamesIn the deepest heart of all of us there is a corner in which the ultimate mystery of things works sadly.
William James