With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved. William James More Quotes by William James More Quotes From William James 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. William James differences choices men We are spinning our own fates, good or evil, never to be undone. William James spinning fate evil The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." "This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it." "Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. William James inspirational-life use believe The sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully, to look round cheerfully, and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there. If such conduct does not make you soon feel cheerful, nothing else on that occasion can. William James cheerful path happiness Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James philosophical attitude positive The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck. William James devil feet long Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits, they would give more heed to their conduct while in the plastic state. William James realizing habit giving To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life. William James positive life art When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice. William James philosophical motivational inspirational A man may not achieve everything he has dreamed, but he will never achieve anything great without having dreamed it first. William James may men firsts My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will. William James free-will believe firsts To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. William James philosophical change life The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. William James allies education enemy Act the part and you will become the part. William James focus action One of the greatest discoveries of our time is that a man can alter the state of their life by altering the state of their mind. William James mind discovery men The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgment, character, and will... An education which should improve this faculty would be the education par excellence. William James excellence roots character Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity. William James accomplished capacity attitude My experience is what I agree to attend to. William James agree A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. William James stay-strong ties life If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. William James winning appreciation people
