The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved. James Allen More Quotes by James Allen More Quotes From James Allen A man becomes calm in the measure that he understands himself as a thought-evolved being. For such knowledge necessitates the understanding of others as the result of thought, and as he develops a right understanding, and sees ever more clearly the internal relations of things by the action of cause and effect, he ceases to fuss, fume, worry, and grieve. He remains poised, steadfast, serene. James Allen worry grieving men The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. James Allen a-man-thinketh body mind A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts. James Allen character men life As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains. James Allen remains thinking There can be no progress nor achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be by the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance. James Allen confused sacrifice men The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it. James Allen meditation-practice congratulations men And I may stand where health, success, and power Await my coming, if, each fleeting hour I cling to love and patience; and abide With stainlessness; and never step aside From high integrity; so shall I see At last the land of immortality. James Allen fleeting land integrity Man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild. James Allen garden running men It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel. James Allen focus-and-concentration powerful inspirational Fixedness of purpose is the root of all successful efforts. James Allen effort successful roots The dreamers are the saviors of the world. As the visible world is sustained by the invisible, so men, through all their trials and sins and sordid vocations, are nourished by the beautiful visions of their solitary dreamers. James Allen dreamer beautiful men A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. James Allen motivational happiness men As there are silent depths in the ocean which the fiercest storm cannot reach, so there are silent, holy depths of the hearts of people which the storm of sin and sorrow can never disturb. To reach this silence and to live consciously in it is peace. James Allen ocean heart people The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth. James Allen errors honesty men Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results. James Allen motivational positive inspirational To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to achieve. James Allen passion desire inspirational He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly. James Allen sacrifice literature littles Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love. James Allen spiritual inspirational love The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state...Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. James Allen want positive men As in the rankest soil the most beautiful flowers are grown, so in the dark soil of poverty the choicest flowers of humanity have developed and bloomed. James Allen flower dark beautiful