Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Quote by William James

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We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat;...

All natural goods perish. Riches take wings; fame is a breath; love is a cheat;...

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...

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...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

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...

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

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...

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.

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....

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker...

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the...

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the...

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.

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly...

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

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.

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so...

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so...

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.