James Allen, As A Man Thinketh, Visions and Ideals (1902)
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In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. Gifts, powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized.
— James Allen on Effort
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In all human affairs there are efforts, and there are results, and the strength of the effort is the measure of the result. Chance is not. Gifts, powers, material, intellectual, and spiritual possessions are the fruits of effort; they are thoughts completed, objects accomplished, visions realized." in the context of "James Allen, As A Man Thinketh, Visions and Ideals (1902)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About James Allen
James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was an English author and poet.
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