Pushing to the Front
Self-Help, Money and Success
James Allen
As a Man Thinketh
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- Language
- English
- First published
- 1903
- Reading time
- 33 minutes
- Chapters
- 8 chapters
About this book
A short, plainly written essay built on one idea: that our thoughts shape our character, our health and the circumstances of our lives.
James Allen describes a person as the gardener of their own mind and argues that calm, purposeful thinking can be learned like any other skill. The little book first appeared in 1903 and became one of the most widely read works on personal growth; its lines are still quoted today. It takes less than an hour to read, which makes it a good start for the self-help shelf.
THIS little volume (the result of meditation and experience) is not intended as an exhaustive treatise on the much-written-upon subject of the power of thought. It is suggestive rather than explanatory, its object being to stimulate men and women to the…
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Project Gutenberg (eBook #4507)
Text version
Project Gutenberg eBook #4507 (updated 28 December 2020), downloaded 7 November 2026. The title page and contents list were not imported; the author's foreword and seven chapters are unchanged.
License
Public domain
Copyright status last verified: 9 November 2026
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