This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it. – William James
Every time a resolve or fine glow of feeling evaporates without bearing fruit, it is worse than a chance lost; it works to hinder future emotions from taking the normal path of discharge. – William James
Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not. – William James
The sway of alcohol over mankind is unquestionably due to its power to stimulate the mystical faculties of human nature, usually crushed to earth by the cold facts and dry criticisms of the sober hour. – William James