Florence Scovel Shinn Quotes

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The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.

Florence Scovel Shinn
Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.

Florence Scovel Shinn
You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which 'clicks.'

Florence Scovel Shinn
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.

Florence Scovel Shinn
Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.

Florence Scovel Shinn
You must live fully in the now to make your dreams come true.

Florence Scovel Shinn
We must stop planning, plotting and scheming, and let Infinite Intelligence solve the problem in its own way.

Florence Scovel Shinn
It would not be necessary to make an affirmation more than once if one had perfect faith.

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Children are sensitive and receptive to the thoughts of others about them, and often outpicture the fears of their parents.

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I knew a woman who went about bragging of her troubles, so, of course, she always had something to brag about.

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All disease has a mental correspondence, and in order to heal the body one must first 'heal the soul'.

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After man knows the truth, he cannot be too careful of his words.

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Words and thoughts are a tremendous vibratory force, ever moulding man's body and affairs.

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When one has made his demands upon the Universal, he must be ready for surprises. Everything may seem to be going wrong, when in reality, it is going right.

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So long as man resists a situation, he will have it with him.

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Man can only be what he sees himself to be, and only attain what he sees himself attaining.

Florence Scovel Shinn
If you do not run your subconscious mind yourself, someone else will run it for you.

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We prove God by showing active faith, which puts to flight all adverse appearances

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The first start toward success is to be glad you are yourself.

Florence Scovel Shinn
Today is a day of completion; I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.

Florence Scovel Shinn
Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.

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Gratitude is the law of increase, and complaint is the law of decrease.

Florence Scovel Shinn
People little dream of how their affairs react on the body. There is a mental correspondence for every disease.

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I have a wonderful joy in a wonderful way and my wonderful joy has come to stay.

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Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself.

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Change your thoughts, and in the twinkling of an eye, all your conditions change. Your world is a world of crystallized ideas, crystallized words. Sooner or later, you reap the fruits of your words and thoughts.

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The Light of the Christ within now wipes out all fear, doubt, anger and resentment. God's love pours through me, an irresistible magnetic current. I see only perfection and draw to me my own.

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Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.

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What is really yours? The blessings you bring to yourself, through your spoken or silent word, the things you see with your inner eye.

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If one is willing to do a thing he is afraid to do, he does not have to... face a situation fearlessly, and if there is no situation to face; it falls away of its own weight.

Florence Scovel Shinn