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
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. – James Allen
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. – James Allen
The crow in his purity I believe is seen and heard only in the North. Before you reach the Potomac there is an infusion of a weaker element, the fish-crow, whose helpless feminine call contrasts strongly with the hearty masculine caw of the original Simon. – John Burroughs, “Winter Sunshine”