James Allen Quotes

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result.

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.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.

A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?

Thought is the fountain of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.

The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a farmer who, having sown tares, asks God to bring forth for him a harvest of wheat.

As a man thinketh in his heart, so shall he be

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts.

They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.

Jesus brooded upon the Divine imminence until at last he could declare, 'I and my Father are One.'

A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.

Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

Man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild.

The key to happiness is having dreams; the key to success is making them come true.

A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.

He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: environment is but his looking glass.

The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.

The vision that you glorify in your mind, the Ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, this you will become.

As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.

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.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

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.

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind.

Spiritual meditation is the pathway to Divinity. It is a mystic ladder which reaches from earth to heaven, from error to Truth, from pain to peace.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as you dominant aspiration.

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.

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth.

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it.

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.

The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.

The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state...Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.