Keep the faculty of effort alive in you by a little gratuitous exercise every day.
WJ
William JamesThe Principles of Psychology (1890), Ch. 4
About William James
American philosopher and psychologist, author of The Principles of Psychology. (1842-1910)
More from William James
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.Letter to Helen Keller (1908)
- 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)
More quotes on habits and discipline
- What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.Aristotle
- Our characters are the result of our conduct.Aristotle
- The beginning is the most important part of any work.Plato
- No one should be discouraged, Theaetetus, who can make constant progress, even though it be slow.Plato
- There is a victory and defeat, the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats, which each man gains or sustains at the hands, not of another, but of himself.Plato
- The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.Confucius
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