All that man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts. His suffering and happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is. As he continues to think, so he remains.

James Allen
About This Quote

The above quote is known as the law of attraction and is the foundation of a lot of self-help and self-improvement literature. To put it simply, it means that our thoughts create our reality by changing the energy field surrounding us. If we think good thoughts, we will have a positive reality, and if we think negative thoughts, we will have a negative reality.

Source: As A Man Thinketh

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