"Is Life Worth Living?"
Variant: Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
Source: 1890s, The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897)
“Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”
William James, "Is Life Worth Living?," The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy (1897).
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American novelist, short story author, and literary critic 1843–1916Related quotes
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