All William James Quotes
- Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. Alter
- To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. Change
- This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it. Choice
- Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. Leads
- A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. All
- Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. Achievement
- When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice. Choice
- We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the… All
- We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh. Happiness
- Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. Clearly
- 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… Every Man
- There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. Habitual
- Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. Belief
- To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. Abnormal
- Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver. All
- Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment… Blame
- The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. Aim
- It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence. Always Everywhere
- In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start. Background
- Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. Alter