Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas …

William James
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Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas is which we have; and, second, on the habitual coupling of the several ideas with action or inaction respectively. ✨ William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). The Heart of William James, p.124, Harvard University Press
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Our volitional habits depend, then, first, on what the stock of ideas is which we have; and, second, on the habitual coupling of the several ideas with action or inaction respectively. ✨ William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). The Heart of William James, p.124, Harvard University Press

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