222 Quotes by Wallace D. Wattles

There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the hardest work in the world.

Where there is no power, there is never any desire to do a thing; and where there is strong desire to do a thing, the power to do it is strong.

Every man has the natural and inherent power to think what he wants to think, but it requires far more effort to do so than it does to think the thoughts which are suggested by appearances. To think according to appearance is easy; to think truth regardless of appearances is laborious, and requires the expenditure of more power than any other work man is called upon to perform. There.

But the value of gratitude does not consist solely in getting you more blessings in the future. Without gratitude you cannot long keep from dissatisfied thought regarding things as they are.

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

Set your ideal as near to perfection as your imagination is capable of forming the conception.

The person who does not desire to live more abundantly is abnormal, and so the person who does not desire to have money enough to buy all he wants is abnormal.

The purpose of nature is the advancement and development of life.

There is a genius in every man and woman, waiting to be brought forth.