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Quote by William James
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without a

Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. – William James

Other quotes by William James

The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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Sympathy
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William James
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed. – William James

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great
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The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds. – William James

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Change
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. – Helen Keller

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Happiness

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure. – William James

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Happiness

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years. – Bertrand Russell

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Happiness

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you wont have to hunt for happiness. – William E. Gladstone

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Happiness

Random Quotes

Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. – Lionel Trilling

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Humor

If people did not compliment one another there would be little society. – Luc de Clapiers

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Society

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate. – Thornton Wilder

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Happiness

Empires built on force will always be destroyed. Those built on trust in Christ will remain. – Joseph R. Sizoo

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Empire