We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.
William James
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- It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.
- The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
- It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
- Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
- 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, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.