Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources . . . Stating the thing broadly, the human individual lives far within his limits.William JamesThe Author of this QuoteAuthorWilliam JamesAmerican philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.