Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
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James Allen quotes & passages
4 passages by James Allen, from As a Man Thinketh. James Allen died in 1912, so the words are in the public domain. Every passage is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg text.
About James Allen
British writer (1864–1912) of philosophical and self-help books, best known for As a Man Thinketh (1903).
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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.
The dreamers are the saviours 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.
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control.
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