The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old

Quote by William James

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There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre...

Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre...

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

Act the part and you will become the part.

Act the part and you will become the part.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.