Quotes from Wallace D. Wattles

You are to become a creator, not a competitor; you are going to get what you want, but in such a way that when you get it every other man will have more than he has now.

In all your relations to men be great, just, generous, courteous, and kindly. The great are never otherwise.

The brain does not make the man; the man makes the brain.

Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value; then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction

"Without faith it is impossible to please God," and without faith it is impossible for you to become great. The distinguishing characteristic of all really great men and women is an unwavering faith.

The prophets and seers and great men and women, past and present, were made great by what they perceived from God, not by what they were taught by men.

Because all things are necessary to man's complete unfoldment, all things in human life are the work of God.

You must learn to see men and women...as perfect beings advancing to become complete.

You can serve God and man in no more effective way than by getting rich; that is, if you get rich by the creative method and not by the competitive one.

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.

There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul. No one of these is better or holier than the other; all are alike desirable, and no one of the three—body, mind, or soul—can live fully if either of the others is cut short of full life and expression.

A thought is a substance, producing the thing that is imagined by the thought.

If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich; prove it by getting rich yourself.

By thought, the thing you want is brought to you; by action you receive it.

The only service you can render God is to give expression to what he is trying to give the world, through you. The only service you can render God is to make the very most of yourself in order that God may live in you to the utmost of your possibilities.

You must lay aside your greed; have no unworthy motive in your desire to become rich and powerful. It is legitimate and right to desire riches, if you want them for the sake of your soul, but not if you desire them for the lists of the flesh.

The purpose of life for man is growth, just as the purpose of life for trees and plants is growth.

You can serve God and man in no more effective way than by getting rich; that is, if you get rich by the creative method and not by the competitive one." – Wallace D. Wattles

There is abundance of opportunity for the man who will go with the tide, instead of trying to swim against it.

There is never any hurry on the creative plane; and there is no lack of opportunity.

you must eliminate from your thoughts all doubt and uncertainty that you will get well; that you will succeed; that you will gain your point and get what you want. You may have some uncertainty as to methods, but you must have none as to ultimate results. You may not feel certain that you will succeed today, or next week, but you must feel certain that you will succeed sometime.

There is a genius in every man and woman, waiting to be brought forth.

you can advance only by more than filling your present place.