James Allen on freedom
James Allen102 quotes“He who has conquered weakness, and has put away all selfish thoughts, belongs neither to oppressor nor oppressed. He is free.”
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Let a man radically alter his thoughts, and he will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life.
James AllenJames Allen Another hidden sacrifice, one of great spiritual beauty and of powerful efficacy in the healing of human sorrows.
James AllenJames Allen You will be what you will to be.
James AllenJames Allen Thought is the fount of action, life, and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.
James AllenJames Allen Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.
James AllenJames Allen The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.
James AllenJames Allen For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
James AllenJames Allen As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.
James AllenJames Allen You cannot travel within and stand still without.
James AllenJames Allen As a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
James AllenJames Allen One man is an oppressor because many are slaves; let us despise the slaves.
James AllenJames Allen The lazy man does the hardest work.
James AllenJames Allen Circumstances do not shape us so much as they reveal us.
James AllenJames Allen 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.
James AllenJames Allen The world is your kaleidoscope.
James AllenJames Allen He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking glass.
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means “I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve”. It’s easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.
Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov This is the story of America. Everybody’s doing what they think they’re supposed to do.
Jack KerouacJack Kerouac The life my people want is a life of freedom. I have seen nothing that a white man has, houses or railways or clothing or food, that is as good as the right to move in the open country and live in our fashion.
Sitting BullSitting Bull Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.
Earl WarrenEarl Warren Do what you want to try doing. Take whatever you get out of it and have fun.
J-HopeJ-Hope Sugar free? With the name Sugarpova I don’t think I will be doing anything sugar free very soon.
Maria SharapovaMaria Sharapova I believe that when I am dead, I am dead. I believe that with my death I am just as much obliterated as the last mosquito you and I squashed.
Jack LondonJack London Tell how you feel, that’s how it sets you free.
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