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A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

James Allen

What you are, so is your world.
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One Liner Spiritual World Yourself
Your circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not long remain so if you but perceive an Ideal and strive to reach it.
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Deep Ideas Yourself
The “divinity that shapes our ends” is in ourselves.
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Divine End Ourselves
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bad fruit.
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Goodness Spiritual
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
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Doubt Failure Fear Himself
They who have no central purpose in their life fall easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pityings.
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Easy Fear Life Purpose Worry
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 all delightful.
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Enjoyment Growth Heart Music Vision
You cannot travel within and stand still without.
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Philosophy Travel
One man is an oppressor because many are slaves; let us despise the slaves.
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Man Oppression Slave
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking glass.
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Himself Secret Thinking
Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice, he ascends.
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Choice Himself Man Right
Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
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Right Vision Yourself
If you would protect your body, guard your mind. If you would renew your body, beautify your mind. Thoughts of malice, envy, disappointment, despondency, rob the body of its health and grace.
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Body Health Mind Protection Yourself
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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Freedom Himself Oppression Weakness
The world is your kaleidoscope.
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Perspective Science World Yourself
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
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Action Failure Man Result

A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts, and so indirectly, yet surely, shape his circumstances.

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