James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1902. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.
Read below some of the motivational quotes of James Allen.
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.
As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains
A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much. He who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.
Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today.
Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts.
Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results.
The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.
The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.
No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.
CALMNESS of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.
