Where there are difficulties to cope with, and unsatisfactory conditions to overcome, there virtue most flourishes and manifests its glory. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “As the heart, so is the life…”
As the heart, so is the life. The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. Nothing remains unrevealed. That which is hidden is but for a time; it ripens and comes forth at last. Seed, tree, blossom, and fruit is the fourfold order of the universe. From the state of a man’s heart proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts […]
James Allen Quote – “Circumstance does not make the man…”
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “No act is aloof…”
No act is aloof. Your most secret deed is invisibly reported, its good being protected in joy, its evil destroyed in pain. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “Circumstance is a severe task master…”
Circumstance is a severe task master to the weak, an obedient servant to the strong. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “If a man would find the Key of Knowledge, let him find himself…”
If a man would find the Key of Knowledge, let him find himself. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “Oh, thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual…”
Oh, thou that pinest in the imprisonment of the Actual, and criest bitterly to the gods for a kingdom wherein to rule and create, know this of a truth: the thing thou seekest is already within thee, here and now, couldest thou only see! James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – He that hath not unbroken gentleness hath not Truth
He that hath not unbroken gentleness hath not Truth. James Allen (1864 – 1912)
James Allen Quote – “That which is real cannot be destroyed…”
That which is real cannot be destroyed, but only that which is unreal. When a man finds that within him which is real, which is constant, abiding, changeless, and eternal, he enters into that Reality, and becomes meek. All the powers of darkness will come against him, but they will do him no hurt, and will at last depart from […]
James Allen Quote – “To find the permanent amid all the changes of life…”
To find the permanent amid all the changes of life, and, having found it, adhere to it under all circumstances… this only is true happiness, this only is salvation and lasting peace. James Allen (1864 – 1912)