William James

A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.

William James

Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do.

William James

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not.

William James

All of our life is but a mass of small habits – practical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual – that bear us irresistibly toward our destiny.

William James

An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort of a mental total.

William James

As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.

William James

Both thought and feeling are determinants of conduct, and the same conduct may be determined either by feeling or by thought.

William James

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

William James

Do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty.

William James

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.

William James