Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.
William James Quotes
We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be.
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| Birth: | 11th January, 1842 |
| Death: | 26th August, 1910 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Philosopher, Psychologist |
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