Every way of classifying a thing is but a way of handling it for some particular purpose.
William JamesI have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!.
William JamesTo neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
William James