Quotes by William James

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

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, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives.

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour.

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, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.