James Allen Quotes

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
Every act of a man springs from the hidden seeds of thought.
JAMES ALLEN

Act Hide Man
For weakness cannot persist in a power-evolving universe.
JAMES ALLEN

Deep Philosophy Power Weakness
A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.
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Man Philosophy Rise Thinking
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
A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
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Choice Himself Inspiration Limitation Person
He that seeketh findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
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Himself Seek
The outer world of circumstance shapes itself to the inner world of thought.
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Philosophy World
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
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.
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Character Fate
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
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
Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.
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Character Destiny Mind
The “divinity that shapes our ends” is in ourselves.
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Divine End Ourselves
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
Suffering is always the effect of wrong thought in some direction.
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Direction Philosophy Spiritual Suffering Wrong
All evil is corrective and remedial and is therefore not permanent.
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Evil Spiritual
When a man makes his thoughts pure, he no longer desires impure food.
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Desire Food Man
As the reaper of his own harvest, man learns both of suffering and bliss
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Happiness Learning Man Suffering
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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Beautiful Good Greatness Man Power Success Wisdom
They themselves are makers of themselves.
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Destiny Inspirational Success Yourself
Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought.
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Healthy Philosophy
Into your hands will be placed the exact results of your own thoughts; you will receive that which you earn; no more, no less.
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Hands Philosophy Result Yourself
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances but are unwilling to improve themselves.
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Deep Improvement Man Willing
Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Intelligence Purpose
Not what he wishes and prays for does a man get, but what he justly earns. His wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions.
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Action Man Prayer
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: the environment is but a looking glass.
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Himself Thinking

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