William James Faith Quotes

What did William James say about Faith?

William James has written many quotes about Faith. E.g.,

• There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
• Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
• Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.

What are the top most famous Faith quotes by William James?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Faith by William James.

• There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.
• Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
• Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is most the case.
• Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!
• It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.