James Allen Quotes

James Allen

British Author

Born: Nov 28, 1864

Died: Jan 24, 1912

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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. James Allen

Thankful Thanks Duty More Returning Than Urgent

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him. James Allen

Man Circumstances Make Him Reveal

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities. James Allen

Dreams Time Achievement Soul Vision Bird Angel First Sleeps Oak Dream Highest Greatest Greatest Achievement Waits Waking Egg Acorn Realities

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. James Allen

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

Men Circumstances Remain Bound Unwilling Improve Anxious Themselves Therefore

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. James Allen

Today Thoughts You Tomorrow Will Brought Take Where Your

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. James Allen

Happiness Health Man Happy Result Prosperity Healthy Harmonious Rightly Adjustment Outer He Prosperous Until His Conditioned Surroundings Being Inner

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. James Allen

Truth Man Hide Walk Made Tries Brought Highway Known Surface His Errors Unfit Endure Cannot Shortcomings Them Who

A man is literally what he thinks. James Allen

Man He Literally Thinks

They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure. James Allen

Failure Fear Doubt Who Conquered

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

Great You Will Become Controlling Small Dominant Your Aspiration Desire

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. James Allen

Love Thoughts Man Intelligence Key Made Power Own Situation Every He Himself Lord His Being Holds Choice Right Right Choice

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. James Allen

God Thoughts Man Will Harvest Having Wrong Bless Him Prays Wheat Sown Forth Ask Farmer Who Deeds Bring Position

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

Good Thoughts Fruit Bad Bear Good Thoughts

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

Strength Result Results Affairs Effort Efforts Human Human Affairs Measure

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

Life Man Director Soul Later He Sooner Sooner Or Later His Discovers

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it. James Allen

Yourself Single Aim Above Purpose Unreservedly Devote Legitimate Useful

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony. James Allen

Happiness Harmony Mental Unhappiness

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