"Thought is the fountain of action, life..." - Quote by James Allen
Thought is the fountain of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.
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“Cease to be a disobedient child in the school of experience, and begin to learn, with humility and patience, the lessons that are set for your ultimate perfection.”
“Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.”
“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.”
More on Thought
“They get up early, because they have so much to do, and go to bed early, because they have so little to think about.”
“I--this thought which is called I--is the mould into which the world is poured like melted wax.”
“In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge of effects without attending to their causes.”
More on Action
“The only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.”
“Man is born a predestined idealist, for he is born to act. To act is to affirm the worth of an end, and to persist in affirming the worth of an end is to make an ideal.”
“They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see a slave sleeping, wake him and explain to him freedom.”