Quotes by James, William

A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as triv >>

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the >>

As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have n >>

Quotations about Persuasion

It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms. >>

Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable. >>

That which we do not believe, we cannot adequately say; even though we >>

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy or justice, are folly when we are dealing with human crocodiles and boa-constrictors.

James, William