Ernest Holmes

The question, then, is not do we have the power? It is merely, are we using it?

We must be consistent in our attitude of mind, never wavering.

Know that nothing can hinder you but yourself. If you believe that you can, you can.

A state of expectancy is a great assetl; a state of uncertainty--one moment thinking "perhaps" and the next moment thinking "I don't know"--will never get desired results.

Just as water purifies itself as it flows, so the impure stream of our mental life becomes purified by applied constructive thinking.

The Divine Plan is one of Freedom. The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living soul.

It is necessary for us to understand that the only Active Principle is Spirit.

There is no doubt, no fear, no wondering; you know.

We may stumble, but always there is that eternal voice, forever whispering within our ear, that thing which causes the eternal quest, that thing which forever sings and sings.

It is impossible for a man to conceal himself. In every act, word or gesture he stands revealed as he is, and not as he would have himself appear to be. From the Universe, nothing is or an be hidden.

Life is ever giving of Itself. We must receive, utilize and extend the gift. Success and prosperity are spiritual attributes belonging to all people.

We cannot think one way one day and change our thought the next and hope to get the desired results. We must be very clear in our thought, sending out only such thoughts as we wish to see manifested in our condition.

While you and I are living in this world we should be one hundred per cent alive, filled with joy and enthusiasm, filled with energy and power.

To those who lean on the ever outstretched arm of the Infinite, life is big with limitless possibilities.

If one were to take an inventory of his mental reactions to life, of his inward emotional states, of his faiths, fears, beliefs and hopes, he would be surprised to see how exactly they dovetail with his outward circumstances.

You are more than you appear to be -<br /> Life is greater than you have ever known it-<br /> The best is yet to come.

Without faith it is impossible for one to do his best or get the most out of life. This does not mean faith in the personality only, but faith in the ocean of Life Itself.

What wonderful power, what a newness of life and of power of expression, is waiting for those who really believe.

You can attract that which you first mentally become and feel yourself to be in reality, without any doubting.

Joy and enthusiasm are the very essence of life.

The ancients said that God’s center is everywhere and His circumference no-where.

There is no doubt that the creative power of the universe will answer; it always does.

It is done to you as you believe.

We can now see how essential it is that thought should be held one-pointed; that we should think always and only upon what we want, never letting our mind dwell on anything else. In this way the Spirit works through us.

you can attract only that which you mentally become and feel yourself to be in reality.

Begin to act from your dominion. Declare the truth by telling yourself that there is nothing to be afraid of, that you no longer entertain any images of fear.

Let the enthusiastic ardor of living revitalize every part of your being.

Refuse to see the negative side of anyone.

What wonderful power, what a newness of life and of power of expression, is waiting for those who really believe.

The man who can control his thought can have and do what he wishes to have and to do; everything is his for the asking.

In those moments when you let go of all restriction, of all sense of limitation, consciously using your word for definite purposes, you will discover a hidden power of which you have never dreamed.