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Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.

William James

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
WILLIAM JAMES

Art Life Positive
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
WILLIAM JAMES

Fear Happiness Stress
The instant field of the present is at all times what I call the ‘pure’ experience. It is only virtually or potentially either object or subject as yet.
WILLIAM JAMES

All Fields Instant Time
Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
WILLIAM JAMES

Democracy Genius People
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
WILLIAM JAMES

Differences Everything Insightful Making
The drunken consciousness is one bit of the mystic consciousness, and our total opinion of it must find its place in our opinion of that larger whole.
WILLIAM JAMES

Consciousness Mystic Opinion
I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
WILLIAM JAMES

Happiness Music Philosophical
There can be no difference anywhere that does not make a difference somewhere.
WILLIAM JAMES

Differences Making Somewhere
The emotions aren’t always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to action.
WILLIAM JAMES

Action Emotional Feelings
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
WILLIAM JAMES

Inspirational Philosophical Sadness
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
WILLIAM JAMES

Life Stay Strong Ties
It is very important that teachers should realize the importance of habit.
WILLIAM JAMES

Important Realizing Teacher
A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith’s usual result.
WILLIAM JAMES

Inward Paradise Usual
We hear the words we have spoken, feel our own blow as we give it, or read in the bystander’s eyes the success or failure of our conduct.
WILLIAM JAMES

Bystanders Eye Teaching
Where quality is the thing sought after, the thing of supreme quality is cheap, whatever the price one has to pay for it.
WILLIAM JAMES

Pay Quality Supreme
Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.
WILLIAM JAMES

Anything Firmly Imagination May

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