British writer (1864-1912)
Only himself manacles man.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
The human will, that force unseen, The offspring of a deathless soul, Can hew the way to any goal, Though walls of granite intervene.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Sweet is the rest and deep the bliss of him who has freed his heart from its lusts and hatreds and dark desires; and he who, without any shadow of bitterness or selfishness resting upon him, and looking out upon the world with boundless compassion and love, can breathe in his inmost heart, the blessing: Peace unto all living things.
JAMES ALLEN
Byways of Blessedness
A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pitying, all of which are indications of weakness, which lead, just as surely as deliberately planned sins (though by a different route), to failure, unhappiness, and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Man is always the master, even in his weaker and most abandoned state; but in his weakness and degradation he is the foolish master who misgoverns his household.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he is a creative power, and that he may command the hidden soil and seeds of his being out of which circumstances grow, he then becomes the rightful master of himself.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Thought and action are the jailers of Fate -- they imprison, being base; they are also the angels of Freedom -- they liberate being noble.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Only as men succeed in seeing no evil in others will they become free from sin, and sorrow, and suffering.
JAMES ALLEN
Morning and Evening Thoughts
Man is shut out from Heaven and Peace and Truth only in so far as he shuts out others from his sympathy. Where his sympathy ends his darkness and torment and turmoils begin.
JAMES ALLEN
Byways to Blessedness
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
He who would be blest, let him scatter blessings.
JAMES ALLEN
Above Life's Turmoil
Doubt and fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and he who encourages them, who does not slay them, thwarts himself at every step.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Calmness is power.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment.
JAMES ALLEN
As a Man Thinketh
A sweet and happy soul is the ripened fruit of experience and wisdom, and it sheds abroad the invisible yet powerful aroma of its influence, gladdening the hearts of others, and purifying the world.
JAMES ALLEN
Above Life's Turmoil