Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.

Quote by William James

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

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

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

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...

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...

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

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

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

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...

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...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.