He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly. – James Allen
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it. – James Allen
It is a process of diverting ones scattered forces into one powerful channel. – James Allen
Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him. – James Allen
No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it – James Allen
The birds are moulting. If only man could moult also — his mind once a year its errors, his heart once a year its useless passions. – James Allen
In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results. – James Allen
Mind is the Master–power that molds and makes, and Man is Mind, and ever more he takes the Tool of Thought, and shaping what he wills, brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills–He thinks in secret and it comes to pass; Environment is but his looking-glass. – James Allen
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit. – James Allen
To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve. – James Allen
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. – James Allen
A man is literally what he thinks – James Allen
All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result of your thoughts. – James Allen
Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him. – James Allen
Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love. – James Allen
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. – James Allen
Man is manacled only by himself; thought and action are the jailers of Fate. – James Allen
The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart – this you will build your life by, and this you will become. – James Allen
The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn. – James Allen
Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and there will be nothing without thee that is not beautiful and softened by the spell of thy presence. – James Allen
