Book Byte #191 "As A Man Thinketh" by James Allen

The classic text that proves the power of positive thinking

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📣 Curious Quotes from the Author

“A man's mind may be likened to a garden, which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth. If no useful seeds are put into it, then an abundance of useless weed seeds will fall therein, and will continue to produce their kind.”

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

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“A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.”

“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.”

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

“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.”

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

“A man only begins to be a man when he ceases to whine and revile, and commences to search for the hidden justice which regulates his life. And he adapts his mind to that regulating factor, he ceases to accuse others as the cause of his condition, and builds himself up in strong and noble thoughts; ceases to kick against circumstances, but begins to use them as aids to his more rapid progress, and as a means of the hidden powers and possibilities within himself.”

“Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts. For out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment, of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.”

“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.”

“He who would accomplish little need sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much. He who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.”

“The dreamers are the saviors of the world. As the visible world is sustained by the invisible, so men, through all their trials and sins and sordid vocations, are nourished by the beautiful visions of their solitary dreamers.”

“Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”

📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea

The key to our life is thought. Our thoughts influence our traits, our capacity for success, the situations we find ourselves in, and even the state of our physical health. We can improve our lives and ourselves by learning how to think differently. Get weeding! It's time to perform some weeding the next time you're feeling worn out and cranky. In your thoughts, not in the garden! Are there any ideas hurting you? Remove them if they're causing harm or are merely obstructing the path! By doing this, you can train your mind to maintain a positive outlook and focus on the life you desire.

🤝Collaborative Insight for Techies

Thoughts become our Words and our Word’s are directly attached to our actions. Every decision, every good or bad thing you’ve done started as a thought and made it’s way into an action emanating from you.

So control your thoughts as best you can, your success depends on how much you do.

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