James, William

"The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires."

"Philosophy is an unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly."

"The freedom to which I am referring is not the absence of necessity, but rather the presence of choice."

"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is the same way."

"Love is the great beautifier."

"The universe is one and continuous, evolution is its way of working."

"Spiritual work is the most important work to be done."

"Most people live in the world as if they were asleep."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"No author, without a trial, can possibly know how much he owes to his editor."

"Murder and treachery cannot change the nature of the act."

"Do not be afraid to stand alone; the greatest power comes from solitude."

"The perception of strong emotion is as contagious by instinct as a yawn."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Belief creates the actual fact."

"The world is only a large school of souls, trying to learn what the universe is all about."

"Teaching is the one profession that creates all other professions."

"To be a psychologist, one must also be an artist and a philosopher."

"The most universal property of mind is the ability to make comparisons."

"Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day."

"The principle of pragmatism is that truth is what makes a difference in our lives."

"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

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

"We are made up largely of curiosity; our thoughts travel bound on errands about the world before we have begun to live."

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

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

"If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system."

"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."