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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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.

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

To be radical, an empiricism must neither admit into its constructions any element that is...

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

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

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

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

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

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way

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...

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.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

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.

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

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.

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

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

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the...

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...

It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about...