Morning and Evening Thoughts

By James Allen

Experience the life-changing power of James Allen with this unforgettable book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andura Publishing
• Release date: Sep 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9788835894858

James Allen

James Allen was born in Leicester, England, in 1864. He took his first job at age 15 to support his family, after his father was murdered while looking for work in America. Allen was employed as a factory knitter and a private secretary until the early 1900s, when he became increasingly known for his motivational writing. His 1903 work As a Man Thinketh earned him worldwide fame as a prophet of inspirational thinking and influenced a who's-who of self-help writers, including Napoleon Hill.

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Morning and Evening Thoughts

James Allen

Preface

In going through the books written by James Allen, to cull from them these Morning and Evening Thoughts, I have felt over and over again the force of the truth contained in every page; and knowing, as I do, the writer as no one else knows him; seeing him as I have, for many years under all circumstances, in the hours of work and leisure, in the days of joy and sorrow, in the sunshine and in the cloud, I know that these writings are not the words of an idle brain nor are they gathered from other writings, nor picked up here and there, but they are the deep experiences of his own heart, and were first lived and then written. Therefore I send forth this little book, knowing it cannot fail on its mission—knowing it is alive because it has been lived—and am confident that those who use it for daily meditation must feel its power and realize its blessing, because it is the actual experience of a life.

—Lily L. Allen

First Morning

In aiming at the life of blessedness, one of the simplest beginnings to be considered, and rightly made, is that which we all make every day-namely, the beginning of each day’s life.

There is a sense in which every day may be regarded as the beginning of a new life, in which one can think, act, and live newly, and in a wiser and better spirit.

The right beginning of the day will be followed by a cheerfulness permeating the household with a sunny influence, and the tasks and duties of the day will be undertaken in a strong and confident spirit, and the whole day will be well lived.

First Evening

There can be no progress, no achievement, without sacrifice, and a man’s worldly success will be in