"Action may not bring happiness but there..." - Quote by William James
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.
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“Deepest principle of human nature is to be appreciated.”
“The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.”
“Let no youth have any anxiety about the upshot of his education, whatever the line of it may be. If he keep faithfully busy each hour of the working-day, he may safely leave the result to itself. He can with perfect certainty count on waking up some fine morning to find himself one of the competent ones of his generation.”
More on Action
“What we need to know about loving is no great mystery. We all know what constitutes loving behavior; we need but act upon it, not continually question it. Over-analysis often confuses the issue and in the end brings us no closer to insight. We sometimes become too busy classifying, separating, and examining, to remember that love is easy. It's we who make it complicated.”
“Every journey begins with a single step.”
“Willing is not enough, one must apply.”