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To desire is to obtain to aspire is to achieve.

James Allen

Men are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves.
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Deep Improvement Man Willing
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
For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
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Inspirational Success True Yourself
No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.
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Himself Hurt Man Philosophy Suffering
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
The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.
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Man Mental Result Suffering
If your real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.
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Desire Goodness Moment Reality 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 more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.
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Goodness Greatness Man Power
Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions.
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Believe Man
He that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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Himself Seek
The “divinity that shapes our ends” is in ourselves.
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Divine End Ourselves
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
The price of life is effort; the acme of effort is an accomplishment; the reward of accomplishment is joy.
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Accomplishment Effort Joy Life Reward
The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.
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Hate Love Man Thinking
The truly self-possessed, however, are free from the whims of fate and chance. Calmly, they affect their will, and with strength of character and purity of intention, they attract to their person solely positive outcomes.
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Character Fate Person Strength True Willing

To desire is to obtain to aspire is to achieve.

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