JAMES ALLEN QUOTES IV

British writer (1864-1912)

Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.

JAMES ALLEN

As a Man Thinketh

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The miser who clings to his money and will not give up any of it because of the pleasure which its possession affords him cannot have any of the material comforts of life. He lives in continual want and discomfort in spite of all his wealth.

JAMES ALLEN

Byways of Blessedness

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The man who will not give up his passions, who clings to anger, unkindness, sensuality, pride, vanity self-indulgence, for the momentary pleasure which their gratification affords him is a spiritual miser; he cannot have any spiritual comforts.

JAMES ALLEN

Byways of Blessedness

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This life of supreme blessedness is an end, and the pilgrim who is striving towards it, the prodigal returning to it, must travel thither, and employ means to get there. He must pass through the country of his animal desires, disentangling himself from their intricacies, simplifying them, overcoming them; this is the way, and he has no enemies but what spring within himself.

JAMES ALLEN

Byways of Blessedness


Possessions are mere transient effects that come when they are required, and after their purpose has been served, pass away.

JAMES ALLEN

Mind is the Master

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Joy cannot remain with the selfish; it is wedded to Love.

JAMES ALLEN

Morning and Evening Thoughts

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Only by much searching and mining, are gold and diamonds obtained, and man can find every truth connected with his being, if he will dig deep into the mine of his soul.

JAMES ALLEN

As a Man Thinketh

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The heart that sins must sorrow.

JAMES ALLEN

Morning and Evening Thoughts

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Selfhood is the source of suffering; Truth is the source of bliss.

JAMES ALLEN

The Shining Gateway


Joy flees from the selfish, it deserts the quarrelsome; it is hidden from the impure.

JAMES ALLEN

Morning and Evening Thoughts

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