Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Quote by William James

Topics: Opportunity Quotes, Pessimism Quotes

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.

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.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

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...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they...

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its...

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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...

There is a voice inside which speaks and says: ''This is the real me!''

There is a voice inside which speaks and says: ''This is the real me!''

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are...

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are...

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

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.

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any...

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always...

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...

We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we...