Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.

William James

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

William James

We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.

William James

Every man dies, not every man really lives.

William James

Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

William James

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

William James

Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits.

William James

Formula to live your dream: 1. Be bold. 2. Begin now, 3. No exceptions.

William James

The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.

William James

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

William James

Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.

William James

There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough.

William James