Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Quote by James Allen

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The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless...

The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless...

Evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good.

Evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good.

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall...

When mental energy is allowed to follow the line of least resistance and to fall...

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps...

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps...

As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark...

As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command...

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command...

He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle...

He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle...

Thus meditating you will no longer strive to build yourself up in your prejudices, but,...

Thus meditating you will no longer strive to build yourself up in your prejudices, but,...

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew)...

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

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

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

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

To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.

To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve.

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

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

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...

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

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

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result...

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result...

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

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

Ideology knows the answer before the question has been asked. Principles are something different: a...

Ideology knows the answer before the question has been asked. Principles are something different: a...

Keep trusting God...He is always in control even when your circumstances may seem out of...

Keep trusting God...He is always in control even when your circumstances may seem out of...

Infidelity in woman is a masculine trait

Infidelity in woman is a masculine trait