—— 威廉·詹姆斯(William James ，1842 – 1910)，美国哲学家、心理学家，是美国第一个开设心理学课程的教育家。詹姆斯被认为是19世纪晚期的主要思想家，美国最有影响力的哲学家之一，是“美国心理学之父”。
英汉智慧语录 English and Chinese Brainy Quotes
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice.
Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action.
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
There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man’s lack of faith in his true Self.
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.
When you have to make a choice and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.
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.
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings.
If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
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.
很多人以为他们是在思考，其实他们只是在重新整理自己的偏见。
我们这一代人最大的发现是，一个人可以通过改变自己的态度来改变自己的生活。
人性中最深层的原则是渴望被欣赏。
要想改变一个人的生活: 那就立刻开始，自信大胆去做。
做事优柔寡断，没有良好习惯的人是最悲惨的。
每个人每天至少要做两件他不喜欢做的事，只是为了练习。
行动不一定带来幸福，但没有行动就没有幸福。
成功或失败更多地取决于态度而不是能力，成功的人表现得好像他们已经完成或享受着过程。很快它就变成了现实。行动、外表、感觉都是成功的，并相应地引导自己，你会对积极的结果感到惊讶。
人为的失败只有一个原因，那就是人对真实的自己缺乏信心。
当你和某人发生冲突时，有一个因素可以决定是破坏你们的关系还是加深你们的关系。这个因素就是态度。
当你必须做出选择而不去做时，这本身就是一种选择。
智慧就是懂得该忽略什么的艺术。
我们在一项艰巨任务开始时的态度，比任何其他东西都更能影响其成功的结果。
思考决定人生。把生命归咎于环境是一种常见的习惯。环境可以改变生命，但不能支配生命。灵魂比环境更强大。
如果你相信长时间地感觉糟糕或担忧会改变过去或未来的事件，那么你就是居住在另一个星球上，拥有一个不同的现实系统。
悲观导致软弱，乐观导致强大。
我们大多数人到三十岁时，性格就像石膏一样固定下来，而且再也不会软化，这对世界来说是好事。
