To spend life for something which outlasts it.

Quote by William James

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In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

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.

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...

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious....

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...

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.

Act the part and you will become the part.

Act the part and you will become the part.

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...

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Religion is a monumental chapter in the history of human egotism.

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

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.

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...

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

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...

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

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