We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.

Quote by William James

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When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

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

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

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

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...

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...

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

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...

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...

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,...

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything...

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

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

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if...

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if...

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....

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.

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...

The undiscovered country form whose born no traveler returns.

The undiscovered country form whose born no traveler returns.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...