“Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the [...]
Man is what he believes. ~ Anton Chekhov
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact. ~ William James
The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit. ~ Charles S. Pearce
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss; and commit to memory the one, and forget and pass over the other. ~ Francis Bacon (1561-1626)