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Quotes About Self-improvement

A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life.
~ James Allen
A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another.
~ James Allen
His suffering and his happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.
~ James Allen
Men are demanding to improve their circumstances, however are unwilling to improve themselves; they consequently stay sure. The guy who does now not cut back from self-crucifixion can never fail to perform the object upon which his heart is about.
~ James Allen
Just as a gardener weeds, waters, and cares for his or her plot, we must cultivate our minds—weeding out negative, mistaken, useless thoughts, while encouraging positive, true, fruitful thoughts.
~ James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set... Even the man whose object is to acquire wealth must be prepared to make great personal sacrifices before he can accomplish his object.
~ James Allen
Men do not attract that which they -want,- but that which they -are.-
~ James Allen
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.
~ James Allen
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
~ James Allen
When a man burns himself, does he accuse the fire? Therefore, when a man suffers, let him look for some ignorance or disobedience within himself.
~ James Allen
The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Doubt and worry are the exceptional enemies of understanding, and he who encourages them, who does no longer slay them, thwarts himself at each step.
~ James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set. This is as true of earthly as of heavenly things. Even the man
~ James Allen
Before a man can achieve anything, even in worldly things, he must elevate his mind above slavish animal indulgence. He may not, so that it will prevail, surrender all animality and selfishness, by way of any way; but a portion of it should, as a minimum, be sacrificed.
~ James Allen
Un hombre sólo empieza a ser hombre cuando deja de lamentarse y maldecir, y comienza a buscar la justicia oculta que gobierna su vida.
~ James Allen
A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another.
~ James Allen
They themselves are makers of themselves. by virtue of the thoughts, which they choose and encourage; that mind is the master-weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance, and that, as they may have hitherto woven in ignorance and pain they may now weave in enlightenment and happiness. JAMES ALLEN.
~ James Allen
This being so, man has but to right himself to find that the universe is right; and during the process of putting himself right he will find that as he alters his thoughts towards things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.
~ James Allen
As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking. To
~ James Allen
inclinations
~ James Allen
The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of Truth.
~ James Allen
Ellos mismos son fabricantes de sí mismos
~ James Allen
The great stumbling-block is not the habit itself, it is the belief in the impossibility of overcoming it. How can a man overcome a bad habit so long as he is convinced that it is impossible? How can a man be prevented from overcoming it when he knows that he can, and is determined to do it?
~ James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The
~ James Allen
There's a saying, "The learned man aims for more. But the wise man decreases. And then decreases again.
~ James Altucher