Meandering, meandering, meandering we go . . .

Today is the birthday of William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910), psychologist and philosopher.

"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
— William James

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task."
— William James

"Actions seem to follow feeling, but really actions and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. Thus the sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there."
— William James

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
- William James

"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude."
— William James

"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. "
— William James

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
— William James

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
— William James

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Today is the birthday of Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972), rabbi and philosopher.

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. ....get up in the morning and look at the world in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
with the ability to say no to oneself."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel

"The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living."
— Abraham Joshua Heschel

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