"Act is the blossom of thought; and..." - Quote by James Allen

“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.”

“Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself.”

“And I may stand where health, success, and power Await my coming, if, each fleeting hour I cling to love and patience; and abide With stainlessness; and never step aside From high integrity; so shall I see At last the land of immortality.”

“On the heights it is warmer than people in the valley suppose, especially in winter. The thinker recognizes the full import of this simile.”

“Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler.”

“Like a long-legged fly upon the stream / His mind moves upon silence.”

“The greatest mistake a person can make is doing nothing.”

“It is not a mistake to commit a mistake, for no one commits a mistake knowing it to be one. But it is a mistake not to correct the mistake after knowing it to be one. If you are afraid of committing a mistake, you are afraid of doing anything at all. You will correct your mistakes whenever you find them.”

“Throughout human history, our greatest leaders and thinkers have used the power of words to transform our emotions, to enlist us in their causes, and to shape the course of destiny. Words can not only create emotions, they create actions. And from our actions flow the results of our lives.”