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

Quote by William James

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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.

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes...

'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes...

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.

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...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

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...

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

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

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Truth is what works. Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit...

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

Wisdom is learning what to overlook.

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 hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the...

The hell to be endured hereafter, of which theology tells, is no worse than the...

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

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

Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type...

Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type...

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...

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.