Henry James Sr. Quotes
Henry James Sr. was an American philosopher and religious thinker and the father of the novelist Henry James and the philosopher William James. The quotes below are attributed to Henry James Sr., organized by topic.
Henry James Sr. on Freedom
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Attributed to Henry James Sr.:
“Conventional respectability is the enemy of true spiritual freedom.”
Henry James Sr. on God
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Attributed to Henry James Sr.:
“All true thought is the discovery of God's life within our own.”
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Attributed to Henry James Sr.:
“The natural is one half of the spiritual; the spiritual is the completion of the natural.”
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Attributed to Henry James Sr.:
“Society itself is the destined incarnation of the divine.”
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Attributed to Henry James Sr.:
“Each soul is the unique angle from which heaven looks at itself.”