James Allen Quotes

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed.

You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place.

Mind is the Master-power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills -- He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass.

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master -- gardener of his soul, the director of his life.

Having conceived of his purpose, a man should mentally mark out a straight pathway to its achievement: looking neither to the right nor to the left, but straight.

You will never do anything in this world without courage.

Man's rise or fall, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness depends on his attitude... A man's attitude will create the situation he imagines.

He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.