The difference between a good man and a bad man is the choice of cause.
William James
William James was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, he is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers and is often dubbed the "father of American psychology." A Review of General Psychology analysis, published in 2002, ranked James as the 14th most eminent psychologist of the 20th century. A survey published in American Psychologist in 1991 ranked James's reputation in second place, after Wilhelm Wundt, who is widely regarded as the founder of experimental psychology. In an empirical study by Haggbloom et al. using six criteria such as citations and recognition, James was found to be the 14th most eminent psychologist of the 20th century.
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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.
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The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.
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This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.
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The great use of a life is to spend for something that outlasts it.
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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man's thoughts and another's.
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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
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The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.