William James

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

To give up pretensions is as blessed a relief as to get them gratified.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to

Faith isn't faith until it's all you're holding on to

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he read more

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendship and intimacies, read more

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendship and intimacies, and soon their places will know them no more, and yet they leave their friendships and intimacies with no cultivation, to grow as they will b.