William James

Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit.

William James

Earnestness means willingness to live with energy, though energy bring pain.

William James

Effort is a measure of a man.

William James

Effort is the one strictly undervalued and original contribution we make to this world.

William James

Equality is attainable as long as you are part of the majority.

William James

Events are influenced by our very great desires.

William James

Every claim creates an obligation.

William James

Every way of classifying a thing is but a way of handling it for some particular purpose.

William James

Evil is a disease; and worry over disease is itself an additional form of disease, which only adds to the original complaint.

William James

Experience, as we know, has a way of boiling over, and making us correct our present formulas.

William James