As a Man Thinketh

By James Allen

Categories: Self-Help

James Allen's short 1903 book takes its title from Proverbs 23:7: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." Allen, a British writer and early figure in the self-help movement, argues that a person's character and circumstances grow out of their thoughts. He holds that people attract not what they want but what they are, and that by disciplining their thinking they can shape their health, purpose and achievement. The essay influenced many later writers on positive thinking.

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