It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. William James on age
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James on art
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. William James on attitude
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. William James on attitude
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. William James on attitude
There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse. William James on attitude
To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal. William James on best
The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. William James on best
In business for yourself, not by yourself. William James on business
The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals. William James on business
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. William James on change
If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system. William James on change
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. William James on change
The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one. William James on education
If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience. William James on experience
'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories. William James on experience
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results. William James on failure
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self. William James on failure
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. William James on faith
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self. William James on faith