It is a common error to suppose that the Higher Life is a matter of reading, and the adoption of theological or metaphysical hypotheses, and that Spiritual Principles can be apprehended by this method.

Quote by James Allen

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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power...

The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power...

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...

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

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

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

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

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation,...

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation,...

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

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

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones...

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones...

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

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

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the...

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the...

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...

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself...

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself...

Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not...

Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not...

All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness

All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness

Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and...

Live for yourself -- there's no one else More worth living for Begging hands and...