William James Quotes

I never know how much of what I say is true.

Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?

Proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

I have to be seen to be believed

I am not the kind of girl who can trust a theory based on one person.

Well, I - all cases to me have interest. Every case is important to somebody, the people litigating that case. But the most difficult case for me is the case where one person says a, the other person says b, and you just don't know for certain who is not telling you the truth.

Let every man be true and every god a liar.

A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts.

The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody's got to tell the truth, you know what I mean?

It matters if people believe you or not.

A thing that nobody believes cannot be proved too often.

I think Abraham Lincoln said believe nothing of what you hear and only half of what you see.

The things of which we want the proof are those we know the best.

I do, in a strange way, care deeply what people think.

Ultimately, it is only the witness who convinces people, not the teacher.

The truth often does sound unconvincing.

It's not what you know, it's what you can prove.

You have to be careful what you think you know.

Experience alone can decide on truth.

Suspecting and knowing are not the same.

Is this true or only clever?

We don't attach to people or to things; we attach to uninvestigated concepts that we believe to be true in the moment.

The truth is the one thing that nobody will believe.

...and when is enough proof enough?

Truth is more of a stranger than fiction. When in doubt, tell the truth. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are economical in its use.