O my Bergson, you are a magician, and your book is a marvel, a real wonder in the history of philosophy . . . In finishing it I found . . . such a flavor of persistent euphony, as of a rich river that never foamed or ran thin, but steadily and firmly proceeded with its banks full to the brim.

I wished by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her become one.

Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task

There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we can't tolerate.

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief, and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.