"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." ― William James Topic(s): Nature Tags: deepest, human, principle More From William James "Action may not bring happiness but there is no happiness without action." "Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." "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." More In Nature "The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little – or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives."― Anthony Trollope "I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop."― Willie Stargell "A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water."― Carl Reiner