Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.
WILLIAM JAMESThe lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
More William James Quotes
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Truth for us is simply a collective name for verification processes
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So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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The most peculiar social self which one is apt to have is in the mind of the person one is in love with.
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To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.
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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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With no attempt there can be no failure; with no failure no humiliation.
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Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.
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The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man’s thoughts and another’s.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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To neglect the wise sayings of great thinkers is to deny ourselves the truest education.
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