James Allen Quotes
English author and poet.
(1864 - 1912)
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A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
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A man is literally what he thinks.
[Positive]
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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 a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
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As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed.
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As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
[Positive]
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Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
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Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
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For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
[Motivational]
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Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
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Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.
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Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.
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He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
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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 there is no peace, there must be strength; if there is to be security, there must be stability; if there is to be lasting joy, there must be no leaning upon things which at any moment may be snatched away for ever. (Byways of Blessedness)
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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 the effort is the measure of the result.
[Action]
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It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.
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