Wallace Wattles Quotes

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To think health when surrounded by the appearances of disease or to think riches when in the midst of the appearances of poverty requires power, but whoever acquires this power becomes a mastermind. That person can conquer fate and can have what he or she wants.

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It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of wealth, the more wealth we shall receive.

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Do not wait for a change of environment before you act; get a change of environment by action.

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The law of gratitude is the natural principle that action and reaction are always equal and in opposite directions.

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The 'advancing man' in medicine, who holds to a clear mental image of himself as successful, and who obeys the laws of faith, purpose, and gratitude, will cure every curable case he undertakes.

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Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come, and it will keep you in close harmony with creative thought and prevent you from falling into competitive thought.

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Man's right to life means his right to have the free and unrestricted use of all the things which may be necessary to his fullest mental, spiritual, and physical unfoldment or, in other words, his right to be rich.

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Do all that you can do in a perfect manner every day, but do it without haste, worry or fear. Go as fast as you can, but never hurry.

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If it is a new thought to you that gratitude brings your whole mind into closer harmony with the creative energies of the universe, consider it well, and you will see that it is true.

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To do things in a way you want to do them, you will have to acquire the ability to think the way you want to think: this is the first step toward getting rich.

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First, you believe that there is one intelligent substance, from which all things proceed. Second, you believe that this substance gives you everything you desire. And third, you relate yourself to it by a feeling of deep and profound gratitude.

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Give every person more in use value than you take from them in cash value.

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You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want. You cannot transmit an idea unless you have it yourself.

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When others are having hard times and poor business, you will find your greatest opportunities.

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Be as thankful for it all the time as you expect to be when it has taken form.

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When you are in doubt, wait. Fall back on the contemplation of your vision, and increase your faith and purpose. And by all means, in times of doubt and indecision, cultivate gratitude.

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Go on in the certain way, and if you do not receive that thing, you will receive something so much better that you will see that the seeming failure was really a great success.

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There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the desire for a richer, fuller, and more abundant life, and that desire is praise worthy.

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Gratitude alone can keep you looking toward the all, and prevent you from falling into the error of thinking of the supply as limited, and to do that would be fatal to your hopes.

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Read only the most optimistic comments on the world's news; those in harmony with your picture.

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A person may come into full harmony with the formless substance by entertaining a lively and sincere gratitude for the blessings it bestows upon him.

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Gratitude unifies the mind of man with the intelligence of substance, so that man's thoughts are received by the formless.

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You are a creative center from which increase is given off to all.

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Doing what you want to do is life; and there is no real satisfaction in living if we are compelled to be forever doing something which we do not like to do, and can never do what we want to do. And it is certain that you can do what you want to do; the desire to do it is proof that you have within you the power which can do it. Desire is a manifestation of power.

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All you need is to know what you want, and to want it badly enough so that it will stay in your thoughts.

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That which makes you want more money is the same as that which makes the plant grow; it is life seeking fuller expression.

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