Quote of William James - Genius, in truth, means little more...
Biography - William James:
American philosopher and psychologist.
Born: 1842 - Died: 1910
Place of birth: United States
Born: 1842 - Died: 1910
Place of birth: United States
Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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(French, German)
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Quotes for: genius
He recognized in himself that power to forget which only children have, and geniuses, and the innocent. Innocent, overwhelmed by joy, he understood at last that he was made for happiness.
Quotes for: perception
Spirit borrows from matter the perceptions on which it feeds and restores them to matter in the form of movements which it has stamped with its own freedom.
You will obtain a vision of matter that is perhaps fatiguing for your imagination, but pure and stripped of what the requirements of life make you add to it in external perception.
William James also said...
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
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