Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
WJ
William JamesLetter to Helen Keller (1908)
About William James
American philosopher and psychologist, author of The Principles of Psychology. (1842-1910)
More from William James
- The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 22
- There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 4
- Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.Letter to Carl Stumpf (1886)
- Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.'Is Life Worth Living?', The Will to Believe (1897)
- Wherever you are it is your own friends who make your world.Quoted in Ralph Barton Perry, The Thought and Character of William James (1935)
- My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing.The Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 22
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