A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

Quote by William James

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Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though...

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though...

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the...

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the...

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

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

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

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to...

The emotions aren't always immediately subject to reason, but they are always immediately subject to...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...

In dreams we can recreate love, fear, guilt, happiness. In our minds we can create...