Guest guest Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. 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. Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way. Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. If you want a trait, act as if you already have the trait. The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. .... There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. < http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/william_james.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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