For the creation of a masterwork of literature two powers must concur, the power of the man and the power of the moment, and the man is not enough without the moment.

Quote by James Allen

Topics: Creation Quotes, Literature Quotes, Power Quotes

Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.

Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...

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...

If at the end of the week's work, and on receiving his wages, he were...

If at the end of the week's work, and on receiving his wages, he were...

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...

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...

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...

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he...

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he...

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...

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...

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

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...

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...

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do.

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which...

No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which...

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

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

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

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