Quotes by James Allen

James Allen

James Allen

British philosophical writer

Lived from: 1864 - 1912

Category: Philosophers | Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 28 november 1864 Died: 24 january 1912

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  • The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
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  • Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
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  • Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
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  • You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
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  • A man is literally what he thinks
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  • A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings.
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  • A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
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  • Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
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  • All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts.
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  • For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
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  • Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
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  • Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
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  • He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
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  • If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.
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  • In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results.
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  • It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.
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  • Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence.
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  • Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.
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  • Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
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  • Mind is the Master - power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills - He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass.
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