It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has been set like plaster, and will never soften again.

Quote by William James

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An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

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...

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that...

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...

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...

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...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

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.

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...

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....

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...

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

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.

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

When I have been unhappy, I have heard an opera... and it seemed the shrieking...

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...

Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness...