James Allen

that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;"

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

hidden seeds of thought

"He that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;" for only by patience

"He that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened;" for only by patience,

The gods are ready to obey."

Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself No such conditions can exist as

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

honest man reaps the good results of his honest thoughts and acts; he also brings upon himself the sufferings, which his vices produce. The dishonest man likewise garners his own suffering and happiness.

It is pleasing to human vanity to believe that one suffers because of one's virtue; but not until a man has extirpated every sickly, bitter, and impure thought from his mind, and washed every sinful stain from his soul, can he be in a position to know and declare that his sufferings are the result of his good, and not of his bad qualities