Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they, therefore, remain bound.
JAMES ALLENUnrest and pain and sorrow are the shadows of life.
More James Allen Quotes
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Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice, he ascends.
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The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.
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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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The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.
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All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
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A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
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So you will be what you will to be.
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They who have no central purpose in their life fall easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pityings.
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The lazy man does the hardest work.
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Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
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As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both of suffering and bliss
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. The calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
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A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
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Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.
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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
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