The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers

Quote by William James

Topics: Civilization Quotes, Poverty Quotes

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,...

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...

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...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

Experience has ways of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas

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.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step...

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is...

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above...

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...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but...

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but...

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...

We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear...