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Own Quotes by James Allen
- 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…
- Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and love, and the lord of…
- Act is the blossom of thought; and joy and suffering are its fruits; thus does a man garner in the sweet and biter fruitage of…
- The circumstances which a man encounters with suffering are the result of his own mental inharmony.
- A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of…
- If a man will understand how intimately, yea, how inseparably, self-control and happiness are associated, he has but to look into his own heart, and…
More Own Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov