"[T]here is very little difference between one..." - Quote by William James
[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
More by William James
“A difference which makes no difference is no difference at all.”
“Neither moral relations nor the moral law can swing in vacuo. Their only habitat can be a mind which feels them; and no world composed of merely physical facts can possibly be a world to which ethical propositions apply.”
“We, the lineal representatives of the successful enactors of one scene of slaughter after another, must, whatever more pacific virtues we may also possess, still carry about with us, ready at any moment to burst into flame, the smoldering and sinister traits of character by means of which they lived through so many massacres, harming others, but themselves unharmed.”
More on Humanity
“When we see a soul whose acts are all regal, graceful, and pleasant as roses, we must thank God that such things can be and are.”
“I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a deliverer and benefactor of mankind which was till then writhing under the most agonising Pain.”
“Time is the great art of man.”
More on Individuality
“The superior student listens to the Way and follows it closely. The average student listens to the Way and follows some and some not. The lesser student listens to the Way and laughs out loud. If there were no laughter it would not be the Way.”
“A man must be in sympathy with society around him, or else, not wish to be in sympathy with it. If neither of these two, he must be wretched.”
“Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.”