William James Quotes About History

Quotes about: History

• The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.

  William James

  Fear, Past, History

• Our minds thus grow in spots; and like grease-spots, the spots spread. But we let them spread as little as possible: we keep unaltered as much of our old knowledge, as many of our old prejudices and beliefs, as we can. We patch and tinker more than we renew. The novelty soaks in; it stains the ancient mass; but it is also tinged by what absorbs it.

  William James

  History, Grease, Mind

  William James (2015). “Pragmatism and the Conception of Thruth”, p.134, William James

• History is a bath of blood.

  William James

  Blood, History, Baths

  William James (1987). “Writings, 1902-1910”, p.1281, Library of America

• The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.

  William James

  Art, Philosophy, Men

  William James (2015). “The Varieties of Religious Experience”, p.135, Booklassic

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