Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

Quote by William James

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Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

Individuality is founded in feeling; and the recesses of feeling, the darker, blinder strata of...

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.

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...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

In business for yourself, not by yourself.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

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.

There is a voice inside which speaks and says: ''This is the real me!''

There is a voice inside which speaks and says: ''This is the real me!''

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

The essence of genius is to know what to overlook.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

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...

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.

If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.