James Allen

The man who does not shrink from self-crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the object upon which his heart is set.

As the smallest drop of water detached from the ocean contains all the qualities of the ocean, so man, detached in consciousness from the Infinite, contains within him its likeness; and as the drop of water must, by the law of its nature, ultimately find its way back to the ocean and lose itself in its silent depths, so must man, by the unfailing law of his nature, at last return to his source, and lose himself in the great ocean of the Infinite.

The strong calm man is always loved and revered.

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.

Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind.

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice.

As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.

Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

Your circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not long remain so if you but perceive an Ideal and strive to reach it.