The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives

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.

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

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

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

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

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

First, you know, a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures...

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

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

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!''

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast...

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way...

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way...

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing...

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.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

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...

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,...

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

Old age has the last word: the purely naturalistic look at life, however enthusiastically it...

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a...

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man...

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends...

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends...