Famous James Allen Quotations

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"A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life."
by James Allen
"To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment."
by James Allen
"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results."
by James Allen
"In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit."
by James Allen
"You are today where your thoughts have brought you you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."
by James Allen
"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you."
by James Lane Allen
"As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy and goodwill and serenity."
by James Allen
"Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him."
by James Allen
"Dream lofty dreams, as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you one day shall be: your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would accomplish much must sacrifice much."
by James Allen
"I know a lot of people think because we are a first-ring suburban town that we don't have a lot of the environmental issues you may find in a city, but the reality is we do have a lot of the same issues that a city has. We both have older neighborhoods and districts that need some help."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."
by James Allen
"The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it."
by James Allen
"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs."
by James Allen
"The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot."
by James Allen
"Think of your servants with kindness, consider their happiness and comfort, and never demand of them that extremity of service which you yourself would not care to perform were you in their place."
by James Allen
"Thus meditating you will no longer strive to build yourself up in your prejudices, but, forgetting self, you will remember only that you are seeking the Truth."
by James Allen
"We do not attract what we want, But what we are."
by James Allen
"Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built."
by James Allen
"The birds are moulting. If only man could moult also -- his mind once a year its errors, his heart once a year its useless passions."
by James Allen
"The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel."
by James Allen
"He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul."
by James Allen
"No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it"
by James Allen
"To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become."
by James Allen
"The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"Where faith is there is courage, there is fortitude, there is steadfastness and strength... Faith bestows that sublime courage that rises superior to the troubles and disappointments of life, that acknowledges no defeat except as a step to victory; that is strong to endure, patient to wait, and energetic to struggle... Light up, then, the lamp of faith in your heart... It will lead you safely through the mists of doubt and the black darkness of despair; along the narrow, thorny ways of sickness and sorrow, and over the treacherous places of temptation and uncertainty."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"Man is manacled only by himself; thought and action are the jailers of Fate."
by James Allen
"We are not anxious to grab the easiest dollar. The tourist dollar alone, unrestricted, is not worth the devastation of my people. A country where people have lost their soul is no longer worth visiting. We will encourage only small numbers of visitors whose idea of a holiday is not heaven or paradise, but participation in a different experience. We shall try to avoid the fate of some of our Caribbean neighbors who have ridden the tiger of tourism only to wind up being devoured by it. Large super-luxury hotels with imported management, materials, and values bring false prosperity with the negative side effects of soaring land prices that kill agriculture, polluted beaches, traffic jams, high rise construction that ravages hillsides and scalds the eyeballs - the very problems that the visitors want to forget."
by James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
"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."
by James Allen
"Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love."
by James Allen
"Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound."
by James Allen
"Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it."
by James Allen
"A man should conceive of a legitimate purpose in his heart, and set out to accomplish it. He should make this purpose the centralizing point of his thoughts. It may take the form of a spiritual ideal, or it may be a worldly object, according to his nature at the time being; but whichever it is, he should steadily focus his thought forces upon the object which he has set before him. He should make this purpose his supreme duty, and should devote himself to its attainment, not allowing his thoughts to wander away into ephemeral fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if he fails again and again to accomplish his purpose (as he necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of his true success, and this will form a new starting point for future power and triumph."
by James Allen
"He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen
"For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?"
by James Allen
"All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts."
by James Allen
"A man is literally what he thinks"
by James Allen
"You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration."
by James Allen
"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."
by James Allen


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