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

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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...

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...

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...

Passion in all its forms is a mental thirst, a fever, a torturing unrest. As...

Passion in all its forms is a mental thirst, a fever, a torturing unrest. As...

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 selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless...

The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

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...

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it

I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it