The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

Quote by William James

Topics: Fulfillment Quotes, Gratitude Quotes

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

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.

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be...

Act the part and you will become the part.

Act the part and you will become the part.

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as...

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as...