Opressively articulated though it is, there is a point in William James’ dictum about the false ethical values of his, and our, century: ‘The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That — with the squalid interpretation put on the word success — is our national disease’. [William James to H.G. Wells, Sept. 11, 1906]
October 31, 2026
How do you define success in life? View all responses Oppressively articulated though it is, there is a point in William James’ dictum about the false ethical values of his, and our, century: ‘The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That — with the squalid interpretation put on the word success — is our … More Opressively articulated though it is, there is a point in William James’ dictum about the false ethical values of his, and our, century: ‘The moral flabbiness born of the bitch-goddess SUCCESS. That — with the squalid interpretation put on the word success — is our national disease’. [William James to H.G. Wells, Sept. 11, 1906]
