“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”

— William James · Wisdom quote

“The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”

— WILLIAM JAMES

American philosopher and psychologist · 1842 – 1910

William James was an American philosopher and psychologist, regarded as a founder of modern psychology and a leading thinker of pragmatism. His works include The Principles of Psychology (1890), The Varieties of Religious Experience and Pragmatism.

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