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Inspiring Quotes by William James – Insights into Philosophy and Psychology

    The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.

    Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

    Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

    A great man can make a mistake; a fool cannot.

    We are all ready to be a little unhappy.

    The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

    A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

    The most important thing is not to be afraid to take a chance.

    Our private and public lives are still inseparable.

    The human being is defined by its possibility.

    Truth is what works.

    The experience is not what happens to you, but what you do with what happens to you.

    Nothing is as simple as it seems.

    Life is what you make it, and you can make it anything you want.

    A person’s character is their most valued possession.

    Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.

    The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

    Wherever you are, be all there.

    You can’t think of something that has no place in your life.

    The mind is a place that can make heaven of hell, and a hell of heaven.

    Today is the only day we have.

    To think is to be alive.

    The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

    There is no more reason to be unhappy than to be happy.

    The path of least resistance is what makes rivers and men crooked.

    Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

    The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

    We must beware of needless innovations, especially when guided by logic.

    A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.

    Happiness is not a goal; it is the by-product of a life well-lived.

    The only way to have a friend is to be one.

    Truth is a substance that bends and distorts itself to fit human perception.

    Wisdom begins in wonder.

    Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

    Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

    You can only be brave if you’re scared.

    Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

    One’s religion is whatever one is most interested in.

    The force of mind is incredible.

    Our beliefs are rooted in habit and we must cultivate the habit of doubt.

    The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

    To find what you seek, you must first determine what you think.

    You may give in to your fears, but hopes are never unfulfilled.

    Your attention is your life, guard it wisely.

    Every tempest is a friend if we are wise enough to use it.

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