42 Quotes by William James about Men
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Religion, whatever it is, is a man's total reaction upon life.
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a man does not cry because he is sad, he is sad because he cries
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Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions. Intellect, will, taste, and passion co-operate just as they do in practical affairs; and lucky it is if the passion be not something as petty as a love of personal conquest over the philosopher across the way.
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The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man's thoughts and another's.
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A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.
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Men's activities are occupied into ways -- in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
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Man lives for science as well as bread.
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What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!
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Men are now proud of belonging to a conquering nation, and without a murmur they lay down their persons and their wealth, if by so doing they may fend off subjection.
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