Quotes from James Allen
Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence.
- James Allen
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
- James Allen
He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
- James Allen
The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a farmer who, having sown tares, asks God to bring forth for him a harvest of wheat.
- James Allen
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
- James Allen
The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state...Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
- James Allen
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
- James Allen
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
- James Allen
A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts.
- James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
- James Allen
Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.
- James Allen
No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it.
- James Allen