Quotes from James Allen

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

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings.

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

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

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind.

A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.

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.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

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

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

By the power of faith every enduring work is accomplished.

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings and qualifications, and the deluded worshippers of self vainly imagine that they can gratify every worldly desire, and at the same time possess the Truth

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

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

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

Every burden is a blessing.

Thus meditating you will no longer strive to build yourself up in your prejudices, but, forgetting self, you will remember only that you are seeking the Truth

Jesus brooded upon the Divine imminence until at last he could declare, "I and my Father are One

Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force.

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall into easy channels, it is called weakness

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