The 10 Best James Allen Quotes

James Allen was born in Leicester, England on November 28, 1864. He was known in his time as a writer of philosophical and inspirational content – books and poetry.

In 1903, he published As a Man Thinketh . This book is revered as one of the earliest – and best examples – “power of thought” or “self-help” books. The title of the book was based on the Bible verse, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

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10 Quotes by James Allen

  1. “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

  2. “The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state…Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”

  3. “A person is limited only by the thoughts that he chooses.”

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

  5. “As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.”

  6. “The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. ”

  7. “Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become.”

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

  9. “A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.”

  10. “Harmony is one phase of the law whose spiritual expression is love.”