Quotation by

William James

Time itself comes in drops.

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

William James suggests that we experience time not as a continuous flow but as distinct moments or units, like droplets falling one after another. This means our perception of time is made up of separate, individual experiences rather than an unbroken stream.

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