Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone is what keeps us all within the bounds of ordinance, and saves the children of fortune from the envious uprisings of the poor.

Quote by William James

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The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

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...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good...

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...

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...

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we...

Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

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...

The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is...

The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is...

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

Face your fears and doubts, and new worlds will open to you.

Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root...

Scared and sacred are spelled with the same letters. Awful proceeds from the same root...