James Allen was a British author and poet. He was born on this day November 28 in the year 1864.

Here are some of his words of wisdom to motivate us.

“You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow what your thoughts take you.”

“Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.”

“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.”

“As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract.”

“They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure.”

“Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.”

“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.”

“He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would accomplish much must sacrifice much.”

“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 his own thoughts, he holds the key to every situation.”

“If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.”

“Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results; bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.”

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