If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated, he has but to look into his own heart, and upon the world around,...Looking upon the lives of men and women, he will perceive how…

Quote by James Allen

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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

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

A man is literally what he thinks.

A man is literally what he thinks.

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...

As water, when transmuted into steam, becomes a new, more definite and wide-reaching power, so...

As water, when transmuted into steam, becomes a new, more definite and wide-reaching power, so...

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...

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

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...

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 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...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.