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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

A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
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Himself Limitation Person
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 must avoid quarreling as he would avoid drinking a deadly poison.
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Avoid Death Poison
Suffering is always the effect of wrong thoughts in some direction. It is an indication that the individual is out of harmony with himself, with the Law of his being.
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Direction Himself Law Philosophy Suffering Wrong
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.
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Deep Himself Man Philosophy
He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and he is richer who is generous with what he has.
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Character Generous Poor Satisfaction
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
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
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Control Power Strength
Another hidden sacrifice, one of great spiritual beauty and of powerful efficacy in the healing of human sorrows.
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Healing Hide Human Hurt Power Sacrifice
You will be what you will to be.
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One Liner Yourself
To desire is to obtain to aspire is to achieve.
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Desire Inspirational One Liner
Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that the right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about the right results.
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Effort Joy Peace Result Right
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.
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Life Man Material Transformation
He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much. He who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
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Accomplishment Greatness Himself Inspirational Sacrifice Success
Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts.
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Beautiful Heart Music Yourself
The sole and supreme use of suffering is to purify, to burn out all that is useless and impure.
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Spiritual Suffering

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