The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one though…

William James
411 citations
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
Thought
21

More Author Quotes

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed. ✨ William James (2015). Essays in Popular Philosophy: Top Essays, p.7, 谷月社
The first effect of the mind growing cultivated is that processes once multiple get to be performed in a single act. Lazarus has called this the progressive condensation of thought. ... Steps really … ▶
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, … ▶
The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as we keep our foot upon his neck. ✨ William James (2013). The Varieties of Religious Experience, p.50, Courier Corporation
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. ✨ William James (1961). Psychology: The Briefer Course, p.272, Courier Corporation

Most Cited Authors

27

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

27

Curated Author Quotes

82 Unforgettable 🦇 Batman Quotes