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> [The universe must exist for the self-expression of God and the delight of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/the-universe-must-exist-for-the-self-expression-of-god-and-the/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

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## More by Ernest Holmes

> [The great spiritual geniuses, whether it was Moses, Buddha, Plato, Socrates, Jesus, or Emerson… have taught man to look within himself to find God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/the-great-spiritual-geniuses-whether-it-was-moses-buddha-plato/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/the-road-to-freedom-lies-not-through-mysteries-or-occult-performances/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [The Apostle John said, " Beloved, now we are the sons of God." He didn't say by and by we are going to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/the-apostle-john-said-beloved-now-we-are-the-sons-of-god-he-didn-t/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Prepare your mind to recieve the best that life has to offer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/prepare-your-mind-to-recieve-the-best-that-life-has-to-offer/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Begin where you are. It would be unscientific to begin anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/begin-where-you-are-it-would-be-unscientific-to-begin-anywhere-else/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [“Knowledge is of the intellect; wisdom and understanding are of the heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/knowledge-is-of-the-intellect-wisdom-and-understanding-are-of-the/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Today I do affirm that I am Divinely guided...There is that within which knows what to do and how to do it, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/today-i-do-affirm-that-i-am-divinely-guided-there-is-that-within/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Fear brings failure; faith brings success. It's just that simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/fear-brings-failure-faith-brings-success-it-s-just-that-simple/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Each one should realize there is nothing in (us) which denies that which (we) desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/each-one-should-realize-there-is-nothing-in-us-which-denies-that/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [The universal Mind contains all knowledge. It is the potential ultimate of all things. To it, all things are possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/the-universal-mind-contains-all-knowledge-it-is-the-potential/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [What you are looking for is what you are looking with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/what-you-are-looking-for-is-what-you-are-looking-with/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Definitely I know that every negative condition of the past is cleared away from my consciousness. I no longer think about it, see it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/definitely-i-know-that-every-negative-condition-of-the-past-is/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [“Confronted with unhappiness, I will unmask it also by seeing through this false face to the true countenance of joy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/confronted-with-unhappiness-i-will-unmask-it-also-by-seeing-through/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [That which distinguishes the new thought from the old is not a denial of this Divine Reality, but an affirmation of its immediate availability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/that-which-distinguishes-the-new-thought-from-the-old-is-not-a-denial/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

> [Our vision is beclouded and the pathway of our progress is obstructed until we come to know that god can and does express as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-holmes/our-vision-is-beclouded-and-the-pathway-of-our-progress-is-obstructed/)

[Ernest Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-holmes/)

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