William James Quote

The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in our way of behaving.


Pragmatism, 1907


The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in our way of behaving.

The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in our way of behaving.

The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in our way of behaving.

The true, to put it very briefly, is only the expedient in the way of our thinking, just as the right is only the expedient in our way of behaving.