Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.

Quote by William James

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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 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...

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

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

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

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...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready...

Act the part and you will become the part.

Act the part and you will become the part.

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

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

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...

One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours...

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....

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...

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Religious awe is the same organic thrill which we feel in a forest at twilight,...

Businesses may come and go, but religion will last forever, for in no other endeavor...

Businesses may come and go, but religion will last forever, for in no other endeavor...

My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself...

My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself...