Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Quote by William James

Topics: Consequences Quotes, Overcoming Quotes

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable.

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

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

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...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

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

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

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease.

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...

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...

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.

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...