As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
WILLIAM JAMES
WILLIAM JAMES
William James on expectations
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The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.
William JamesWilliam James An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
William JamesWilliam James It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
William JamesWilliam James One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind.
William JamesWilliam James I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
William JamesWilliam James The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
William JamesWilliam James That which is most personal, is most interesting.
William JamesWilliam James The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
William JamesWilliam James The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
William JamesWilliam James We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
William JamesWilliam James The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
William JamesWilliam James The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
William JamesWilliam James A man with no philosophy in him is the most inauspicious and unprofitable of all possible social mates.
William JamesWilliam James There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
William JamesWilliam James Impulse without reason is enough, and reason without impulse is a poor makeshift.
William JamesWilliam James When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney Everything ceases to fade Leaving my soul all the pain.
Sayed AbbasSayed Abbas To attain success everyone speaks about consistency, don’t give up & patience but no one talk about the start.
Rohit DeoraRohit Deora Take a moment to look back. Change the process slightly from your discovery. Start again.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park The silence was broken with the music of your pain, but with every note i could see a part of you healing.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia It has been the craziest year filled with so many adventures, amazing friends, accomplishments & memories.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson They say what is lost can always be found in the last place you look but I wouldn’t be so sure that you’ll ever see this version of me again.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I want to see our demons complement each other for the rest of our lives.
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Love is giving with no expectations…Love cures, heals, and rewards two people: the lover and the beloved.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Always do one thing less than you think you can do.
Bernard BaruchBernard Baruch If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Bear GryllsBear Grylls I guess I’ll never measure up to anyone’s expectations. I surely don’t measure up to what I’d like to be.
Beatrice SparksBeatrice Sparks I find it really interesting that people are shocked by the raw, natural representation of a woman and a man’s body.
Bat for LashesBat for Lashes People who believe in a divine creator, trying to live their lives in obedience to his supposed wishes and in expectation of a supposed eternal reward, are victims of the greatest confidence trick of all time.
Barbara SmokerBarbara Smoker We don’t have a lot of expectations [for Donald J. Trump] because the American administration is not only about the President; it’s about different powers within this administration, the different lobbies that they are going to influence any President.
Bashar al-AssadBashar al-Assad