James Allen

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and read more

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a
being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts,
he holds the key to every situation.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.

You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your
dominant aspiration.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.

The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish read more

The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite