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

If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated,...

If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated,...

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why...

For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why...

For the majority of instances where money is desired for the admitted object of blessing...

For the majority of instances where money is desired for the admitted object of blessing...

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and...

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and...

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...

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 man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface...

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface...

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...

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

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

It is a common error to suppose that the Higher Life is a matter of...

It is a common error to suppose that the Higher Life is a matter of...

The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him...

The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being;...

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being;...

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without...

Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without...

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...

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

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