Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.
More Quotes from James Lane Allen:
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.James Lane Allen
The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.
James Lane Allen
The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become.
James Lane Allen
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
James Lane Allen
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
James Lane Allen
And herein lies the secret of true power. Learn, by constant practice, how to husband your resources, and concentrate them, at any moment, upon a given point.
James Lane Allen
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Man QuotesIt has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Ronald Reagan
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
Pliny the Elder
What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.
C. Wright Mills