Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings and qualifications, and the deluded worshippers of self vainly imagine that they can gratify every worldly desire, and at the same time possess the Truth

Quote by James Allen

Topics: Selfishness Quotes

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...

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...

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel.

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...

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...

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would accomplish much must sacrifice...

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would accomplish much must sacrifice...

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...

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)...

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.

The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.

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...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

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...

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.

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of...

For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of...

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...

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...

God bestows upon one man genius without patience and upon another man patience without genius....

God bestows upon one man genius without patience and upon another man patience without genius....

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

To climb steep hills requires slow pace at first.

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...