Lay plans as if we were to be immortal. William James More Quotes by William James More Quotes From William James Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction William James born-to-runeasemay You can be an artist without visual images, a reader without eyes, a mass of erudition with a bad elementary memory. In almost any subject your passion for the subject will save you. If you only care enough for a result, you will almost certainly attain it. If you wish to be rich, you will be rich; if you wish to be learned, you will be learned; if you wish to be good, you will be good. Only you must, then, really wish these things, and wish them with exclusiveness, and not wish at the same time a hundred other incompatible things just as strongly. William James passioneyememories Religion, whatever it is, is a man's total reaction upon life. William James religiousmenreligion There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough. William James beliefenoughscience Formula to live your dream: 1. Be bold. 2. Begin now, 3. No exceptions. William James cornyformulasdream Habit simplifies our movements, makes them accurate, and diminishes fatigue. William James movementhappinesslife Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me. William James circumstancesdoecharacter Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test. William James everydaysuccesslife The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. William James motivationalinspirationallife Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. William James freedommotivationalhappiness The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James wisdomwisepositive The transition from tenseness, self-responsibility, and worry, to equanimity, receptivity, and peace, is the most wonderful of all those shiftings of inner equilibrium, those changes of personal centre of energy, which I have analyzed so often; and the chief wonder of it is that it so often comes about, not by doing, but by simply relaxing and throwing the burden down. William James responsibilityselfworry Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty. William James habitreasontwo Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. William James inspirational-sportsdreamrunning Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James motivationalpositiveinspirational Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes. William James realletting-gotrying I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing. William James philosophicalmusichappiness To kill time is not murder, it's suicide. William James murdersuicide There are 3 rules to follow if you want to change; (1) Start immediately, (2) Do it flamboyantly, (3) No exceptions. William James exceptionifswant Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being. William James inspirationallife
