“ To be all things, be willing to be nothing. ”
William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). copy citation
| Author | William James |
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| Source | The Varieties of Religious Experience |
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| Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/621/621-h/621-h.html |
Context
““ Conceive a low opinion of yourself, and find it good when others hold the same;
[pg 306] “ To enjoy the taste of all things, have no taste for anything.
“ To know all things, learn to know nothing.
“ To possess all things, resolve to possess nothing.
To be all things, be willing to be nothing. “ To get to where you have no taste for anything, go through whatever experiences you have no taste for.
“ To learn to know nothing, go whither you are ignorant.
“ To reach what you possess not, go whithersoever you own nothing.
” source
[pg 306] “ To enjoy the taste of all things, have no taste for anything.
“ To know all things, learn to know nothing.
“ To possess all things, resolve to possess nothing.
To be all things, be willing to be nothing. “ To get to where you have no taste for anything, go through whatever experiences you have no taste for.
“ To learn to know nothing, go whither you are ignorant.
“ To reach what you possess not, go whithersoever you own nothing.
” source
