To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
William JamesWe want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate.
William JamesThe war-function has grasped us so far; but the constructive interests may some day seem no less imperative, and impose on the individual a hardly lighter burden.
William JamesTo improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
William James