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James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.

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

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Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.

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Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

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The dreamers are the saviors of the world.

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

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

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If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.

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You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

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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.

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Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

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Dream lofty dreams, as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you one day shall be: your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

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He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

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In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of effort is the measure of the results.

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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.

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Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.

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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.

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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.

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The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.

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The wisdom of goldilocks and three bears story is applicable to a lot.

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We do not attract what we want, But what we are.

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Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.

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

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This is the way we have to fight this war, together, they are drug traffickers, they are killers.

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Found on Reuters 7 years ago

They are drug traffickers, they are killers.

– James Allen

Found on Reuters 7 years ago

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