Whilst part of what we perceive comes through our senses from the object before us, another part (and it may be the larger part) always comes out of our own mind.
William JamesEach of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit.
William JamesThere are no differences but differences of degree between different degrees of difference and no difference.
William JamesDivinity lies all around us, but society remains too hidebound to accept that fact...The mother sea and the fountain-head of all religions lies in the mystical experiences of the individual.
William James