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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

All evil is corrective and remedial and is therefore not permanent.
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Evil Spiritual
The human will, that force unseen, The offspring of a deathless soul, Can hew a way to any goal, Though walls of granite intervene.
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Death Human Inspirational Soul Willing
To desire is to obtain to aspire is to achieve.
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Desire Inspirational One Liner
You will fall, remain, or rise with your thoughts, your Vision, your Ideal.
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Fall Inspirational Vision Yourself
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: Environment is but his looking glass.
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Himself Secret Thinking
Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.
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Action Goodness Result Thoughts
Only he whose thoughts are controlled and purified, makes the winds and the storms of the soul obey him.
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Control Power Soul Storm
Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for him who would steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.
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Destruction Himself Vice
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
To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
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Beginning Failure Strong Success Thinking
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they, therefore, remain bound.
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Improvement Man Mental
You cannot travel within and stand still without.
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Philosophy Travel
Whether you be a man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
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Courage Greatness Man Quality Respect Woman Yourself
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
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: the environment is but a looking glass.
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Himself Thinking
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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