James Allen

"It is a process of diverting one's scattered forces into one powerful channel."

Top James Allen Quotes

"A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life."

"A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself."

"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks."

"The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs. Dreams are the seedlings of realities."

"Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound."

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