Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
James Allen · As a Man Thinketh
Wisdom & life
“Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they…”
- Author
- James Allen
- Work
- As a Man Thinketh
- Year
- 1903
- Length
- 13 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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