A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.
--James Allen (author)
A man is literally what he thinks.
--James Allen (author)
A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
--James Allen (author)
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
--James Allen (author)
Aspiration is the twin angel to inspiration. It unlocks the gates of joy.
--James Allen (author)
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.
--James Allen (author)
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be.
--James Allen (author)
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit- and man is his own gardener.
--James Allen (author)
He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.
--James Allen (author)
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 (author)
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
--James Allen (author)
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
--James Allen (author)
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
--James Allen (author)
The dreamers are the saviors of the world.
--James Allen (author)
The heart that sins must sorrow.
--James Allen (author)
The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors; that which it loves, and also that which it fears.
--James Allen (author)
The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.
--James Allen (author)
There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.
--James Allen (author)
They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.
--James Allen (author)
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