The man who sows wrong thoughts and deeds and prays that God will bless him is in the position of a farmer who, having sown tares, asks God to bring forth for him a harvest of wheat.

Quote by James Allen

Topics: Actions Quotes, Blessings Quotes, Prayer Quotes, Thought Quotes

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right...

Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right...

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result...

All that you accomplish or fail to accomplish with your life is the direct result...

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation,...

The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation,...

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;...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for...

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for...

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...

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct...

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

I meditate and put on a rubber tire with three bottles of beer. Most of...

I meditate and put on a rubber tire with three bottles of beer. Most of...

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In...

We could say that meditation doesn't have a reason or doesn't have a purpose. In...