There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
More Quotes from William James:
A thing is important if anyone think it important.William James
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.
William James
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.
William James
We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.
William James
Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found.
William James
Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. He possesses power of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.
William James
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Belief & Faith Quotes, Failure Quotes, Self QuotesIn school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot.
Shelley Duvall
Working with Mel Gibson is a little like waltzing with a hurricane. It's always exciting, and you're never quite sure where it's going to take you.
James Caviezel
As a teenager at high school, I felt like an outsider.
Shawn Ashmore