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William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James. Find out more about William James quotes on William James's biography.

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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.

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Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

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This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

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The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

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