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James Allen Quotes: 10

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?
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.
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.
A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.
As a Man Thinketh
A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.
As a Man Thinketh
Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughtsand actions can never produce good results … We understand this law inthe natural world, and work with it; but few understand it in the mentaland moral world—although its operation there is just as simple and undeviating—and they, therefore, do not cooperate with it.
As a Man Thinketh
Man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild.
As a Man Thinketh
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: environment is but a looking glass.
دع إنساناً يغير اتجاه أفكاره، وسوف تتملكه الدهشة لسرعة التحوّل الذي يحدثه هذا التغير في جوانب حياته المتعددة. إن القدرة الإلهية التي تكيف مصايرنا مودعة في أنفسنا، بل هي أنفسنا ذاتها!!وكل ما يصنعه المرء هو نتيجة مباشرة لما يدور في فكره، فكما أن المرء ينهض على قدميه وينشط وينتج بدافع من أفكاره كذلك يمرض ويشقى بدافع من أفكاره أيضأ.