Quotes from James Allen

To live in thoughts of what you might have done, or in dreams of what you mean to do, this is folly: but to put away regret, to anchor anticipation, and to do and to work now, this is wisdom. Whilst a man is dwelling upon the past or future he is missing the present; he is forgetting to live now. All things are possible now, and only now.

Let a man notably adjust his mind, and he may be astonished at the rapid transformation it's going to impact within the fabric situations of his life. Men believe that idea may be kept mystery, however it can not; it hastily crystallizes into habit, and addiction solidifies into condition.

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience.

Tempest-tossed souls, wherever ye may be, under whatsoever conditions ye may live, know this in the ocean of life the isles of Blessedness are smiling, and the sunny shore of your ideal awaits your coming. Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding Master; He does but sleep: wake Him. Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, Peace, be still!

Los seres que no conocen este Amor se nombran como jueces y verdugos de su prójimo y olvidan que existe el Juez y Ejecutor Eterno.

You will be what you will to be; Let failure find its false content In that poor word, environment, But spirit scorns it, and is free.

if he will watch, control, and alter his thoughts, tracing their effects upon himself, upon others, and upon his life and circumstances, linking cause and effect by patient practice and investigation, and utilizing his every experience, even to the most trivial, everyday occurrence, as a means of obtaining that knowledge of himself which is Understanding, Wisdom, Power. In

Don't accept that others know you better than you know yourself. Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.

NATURE HELPS EVERY MAN to the gratification of the thoughts

Men cling to and gratify the flesh as though it were going to last for ever, and though they try to forget the nearness and inevitability of its dissolution, the dread of death and of the loss of all that they cling to clouds their happiest hours, and the chilling shadow of their own selfishness follows them like a remorseless specter.

Whether you be man or woman, you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

Let men, therefore, practice self-denial; let them conquer their animal inclinations; let them refuse to be enslaved by luxury and pleasure; let them practice virtue, and grow daily into high and ever higher virtue, until at last they grow into the Divine

It may be that you are in the employ of a tyrannous master or mistress, and you feel that you are harshly treated. Look upon this also as necessary to your training. Return your employer's unkindness with gentleness and forgiveness.

No power, no event, no circumstance, can compel a man to evil and unhappiness. He himself is his own compeller. He thinks and acts by his own volition. No being, however wise and great--not even the Supreme--can make him good and happy. He himself must choose the good, and thereby find the happy.

We begin to be mature adults only when we cease to whine and revile and commence to search for the hidden justice which regulates our lives.

Act is the blossom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and bitter fruitage of his own husbandry. Thought

dig deep into the mine of his soul; and that he's the maker of his character, the moulder of his life, and the builder of his destiny, he may unerringly show, if he will watch, manage, and adjust his thoughts, tracing their outcomes upon

it is us and only us who can be the architect of our success or future.

No evil can happen to the righteous man who has cut off the source of evil in himself; living in the All-Good, and abstaining from sin in thought, word and deed, whatever happens to him is good; neither can any person, event, or circumstance cause him suffering, for the tyranny of circumstance is utterly destroyed for him who has broken the bonds of sin.

El alma atrae aquello que secretamente alberga; aquello que ama, y también aquello que teme; alcanza la cúspide de sus más preciadas aspiraciones, cae al nivel de sus más impuros deseos; y las circunstancias son los medios por los que el alma recibe lo que es suyo.

Love is Perfect Harmony, pure Bliss, and contains, therefore, no element of suffering. Let a man think no thought and do no act which is not in accordance with pure Love, and suffering shall no more trouble him. If a man would know Love, and partake of its undying bliss, he must practice it in his heart; he must become Love.

There is no lazy way to Truth. He who would stand upon the mountain's summit must strenuously climb, and must rest only to gather strength. But if the climbing is less glorious than the cloudless summit, it is still glorious. Discipline in itself is beautiful, and the end result of discipline is sweet.

Love is the Supreme Reality in the universe, and as such it contains all Truth. Infinite Tenderness enfolds and cherishes the universe; therefore is the wise man gentle and childlike and tender-hearted.

A precise educate of thought endured in, be it right or awful, can not fail to supply its effects at the character and instances. A man cannot without delay select his occasions, but he can pick his mind, and so in a roundabout way, but surely, form his situations.