The God of many men is little more than their court of appeal against the damnatory judgment passed on their failures by the opinion of the world.
WILLIAM JAMESWe forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
More William James Quotes
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To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can’t tolerate.
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Faith is synonymous with working hypothesis.
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A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
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We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.
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In business for yourself, not by yourself.
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To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
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Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
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Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
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To some of us the thought of God is like a sort of quiet music playing in the background of the mind.
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Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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