01UndatedThe unrest which keeps the never-stopping clock metaphysics going is the thought that the non-existence of this world is just as possible as its existence.William James / quote ↗
02UndatedBelieve that life is worth living and your belief will help create that fact.William James / quote ↗
03UndatedOur belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that ensures the successful outcome of our venture.William James / quote ↗
04UndatedThe greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.William James / quote ↗
06UndatedThe exercise of prayer in those who habitually exert it must be regarded by us doctors as the most adequate and normal of all the pacifiers of the mind and calmers of the nerves.William James / quote ↗
08UndatedSeek out that particular mental attitude which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive along with which comes the inner voice which says "This is the real me " and when you have found that attitude follow it.William James / quote ↗
10UndatedEach of us is in fact what he is almost exclusively by virtue of his imitative-ness.William James / quote ↗
11UndatedScience must constantly be reminded that her purposes are not the only purposes and that the order of uniform causation which she has use for and is therefore right in postulating may be enveloped in a wider order on which she has no claim at all.William James / quote ↗
12UndatedThe deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.William James / quote ↗
13UndatedNeed and struggle are what excite and inspire us our hour of triumph is what brings the void.William James / quote ↗
14UndatedThe exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.William James / quote ↗
15UndatedSo long as the anti-militarists propose no substitute for war's disciplinary function no moral equivalent of war analogous as one might say to the mechanical equivalent of hate so long they fail to realize the full equities of the situation.William James / quote ↗
16UndatedSo far war has been the only force that can discipline a whole community and until an equivalent discipline is organized I believe that war must have its way.William James / quote ↗
19UndatedThe god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals.William James / quote ↗
20UndatedSuccess or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.William James / quote ↗
21UndatedWhenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.William James / quote ↗
22UndatedIt is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.William James / quote ↗
23UndatedThe greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.William James / quote ↗
24UndatedThere must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.William James / quote ↗
