William James ( 10 of 49 )
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James.
To change one's life: 1. Starte immediately, 2. Do it flamboyantly, 3. No exceptions. -William James.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power
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.
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so read more
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.
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to read more
Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit. -William James.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
