Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you 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 Allen · As a Man Thinketh
Courage & motivation
“Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your…”
- Author
- James Allen
- Work
- As a Man Thinketh
- Year
- 1903
- Length
- 35 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #4507
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. James Allen died in 1912, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1903. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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