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

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...

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,...

A man is literally what he thinks.

A man is literally what he thinks.

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...

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.

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your...

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your...

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,...

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

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

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...

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...

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...

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

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

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...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and...

Let there be nothing within thee that is not very beautiful and very gentle, and...

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 duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

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...

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...

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...