Men’s activities are occupied into ways — in grappling with external circumstances and in striving to set things at one in their own topsy-turvy mind.
WILLIAM JAMESThe deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation.
More William James Quotes
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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.
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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
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Individuality is founded in feeling
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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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Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
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Time itself comes in drops.
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As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.
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Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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[T]here is very little difference between one person and another, but what little difference ther eis, is very important.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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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.
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But facts are facts, and if we only get enough of them theyare sure to combine.
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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.
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