James Allen

that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;"

A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.

hidden seeds of thought

"He that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;" for only by patience

"He that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;" for only by patience,

The gods are ready to obey."

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself No such conditions can exist as

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

There can be no progress, no achievement without sacrifice, and a man's worldly success will be in the measure that he sacrifices his confused animal thoughts, and fixes his mind on the development of his plans, and the strengthening of his resolution and self-reliance. And the higher he lifts his thoughts, the more manly, upright, and righteous he becomes, the greater will be his success, the more blessed and enduring will be his achievements.

pure and unselfish thoughts.