In commencing a course of lectures on Mental Science, it is somewhat difficult for the lecturer to fix upon the best method of opening the subject.

The chief glory of America is, that it is the country in which genius and industry find their speediest and surest reward.

Are you an unusually persevering and persistent person? Or, like most of us, do you sometimes find it difficult to stick to the job until it is done?

It is a truth that there is very often an extremely easy, simple and prosaic way to attain many an end, which has always been supposed to require stupendous efforts.

We all know that in order to accomplish a certain thing we must concentrate. It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate.

I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires of suffering. And I looked for the cause.

Imagination relates either to the past, the present or the future. On the one hand, it is the outright re-imagery in the mind's eye of past experiences.

A successful man is always asked - What is the secret of your success? People never ask a man who is a failure, What is the secret of your failure?

In this little work we have endeavored to call your attention to something of far greater importance than a mere code of rules and general advice.

The contents of this volume originally appeared as weekly articles by Lord Beaverbrook (William Maxwell Aitken) in the Sunday Express.

Life is self-realization. Every birth is divine. We are born anew every morning. My wish is that you may catch the gleam, be freed from limitations and enter upon your boundless possibilities.

Most people consider life a battle - but it is not a battle, it is a game.

The education of the will is the object of our existence, says Emerson.

THOUGH Russell H. Conwell's Acres of Diamonds have been spread all over the United States, time and care have made them more valuable.

The sages of the centuries, each one tincturing their thought with their own soul essence, have united in telling us that, As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.

UNCONSCIOUSLY we are forming habits every moment of our lives. Some are habits of a desirable nature; some are those of a most undesirable nature.

It is perfectly logical to assume that a wise and competent Creator would provide for the needs of His creatures in their various stages of growth.

Mildred Mann was a bestselling author and teacher of the New Thought Movement.

Written by bestselling author, Earl Prevette, How To Turn Your Ability Into Cash is an instructional manual for regulating pessimistic thought patterns, maximizing your potential and achieving your dreams.

Yoritomo-Tashi, whose precepts are presented in this book, ranks as one of the three greatest statesmen that Japan has ever produced.