“Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.”
“The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.”
William James
“A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.”
William James
“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, c...”
William James
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.”
William James
“Belief creates the actual fact.”
William James