"Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals……" — James Allen
"Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself."
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James Allen
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97 Quotes by James Allen
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A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
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A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce…
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No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
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The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow…
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The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird…
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Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
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Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
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He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain…
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Man is made or unmade by himself. By the right choice he ascends. As a being of power, intelligence, and…
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A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity…
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They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind…
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I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.
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We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who,…
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It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
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Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man.
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