Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf.

Quote by William James

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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...

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him.

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...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

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...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

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

Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre...

Mankind's common instinct for reality has always held the world to be essentially a theatre...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe life...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe life...

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how...

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 greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life...

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from...

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will...

Don't just read the easy stuff. You may be entertained by it, but you will...

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.