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 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...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system...

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

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

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...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

The whole drift of my education goes to persuade me that the world of our...

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.

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

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

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

Man, biologically considered, and whatever else he may be in the bargain, is simply the...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds....

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man...

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man...

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the...

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

Do every day or two something for no other reason than you would rather not...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it...

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.

Gold is tested by fire, man by gold

Gold is tested by fire, man by gold