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“You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.”

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William James, born on January 11, 1842, and died on August 26, 1910, was an influential American philosopher, psychologist, and writer. He is considered one of the founders of functionalism in psychology and has had a profound impact on the fields of psychology, philosophy, and religion. more

“It was not necessarily the best of times in America when Catholics and Protestants were suspicious of and hated one another; but at least they were taking their beliefs seriously, and the more or less satisfactory accommodations they worked out were not simply the result of apathy about the state of their souls.”

Soul States America Belief Results Catholic Hated Apathy Suspicious Protestants Accommodations

Book:Closing of the American Mind

Source: Closing of the American Mind

“The sirens sing sotto voce these days, and the young already have enough wax in their ears to pass them by without danger.”

Enough Young Danger Ears These Days Sirens

Book:Closing of the American Mind

Source: Closing of the American Mind

Quote by William James

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