“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, American Philosopher
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“Selection is the very keel on which our mental ship is built. And in this case of memory its utility is obvious. If we remembered everything, we should on most occasions be as ill off as if we remembered nothing.”
William James, American Philosopher
- Keel – A steel structure at the base of a ship to support the stability of a ship
- Utility- The state of being useful
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“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”
William James, American Philosopher
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“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”
William James, American Philosopher
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“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”
William James, American Philosopher
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“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”
William James, American Philosopher
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“To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden.”
Seneca, Stoic Philosopher
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“I cannot teach anybody anything – I can only make them think, which is far superior to passing my own little wisdom.”
Socrates, Stoic Philosopher
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“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.”
Fredrich Nietzsche – German Philosopher
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“When I see an anxious person, I ask myself, what do they want? For if a person didn’t want something outside of their own control, why would they be stricken by anxiety?”
Epictetus, Greek Stoic Philosopher