James Allen

Byways to Blessedness (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the book:
“…Life is full of beginnings. They are presented every day and every hour to every person. Most beginnings are small, and appear trivial and insignificant, but in reality, they are the most important things in life. See how in the material world everything proceeds from small beginnings. The mightiest river is at first a rivulet over which the grasshopper could leap; the great flood commences with a few drops of rain; the sturdy oak, which has endured the storms of a thousand winters, was once an acorn; and the smouldering match, carelessly dropped, may be the means of devastating a whole town by fire. Consideriamo, inoltre, come nel mondo spirituale le cose più grandi procedono dai più piccoli inizi. Una fantasia leggera può essere l'inizio di una meravigliosa invenzione o di un'opera d'arte immortale; una frase parlata può cambiare il corso della storia; un pensiero puro intrattenuto può portare all'esercizio di un potere rigenerativo mondiale; e un momentaneo impulso animale può portare al crimine più oscuro…”.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GIANLUCA
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788835364771
• Artikelnr.: 58919565

Autorenporträt

James Allen (28 November 1864 - 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. For much of the 1890s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms. In 1893 Allen moved to London and later to South Wales, earning his living by journalism and reporting. In 1898 Allen found an occupation in which he could showcase his spiritual and social interests as a writer for the magazine The Herald of the Golden Age. At this time, Allen entered a creative period where he then published his first of many books, From Poverty to Power (1901). In 1902 Allen began to publish his own spiritual magazine, The Light of Reason, later retitled The Epoch. In 1903, Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh. Loosely based on the Biblical passage of Proverbs 23:7, "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he," The book's minor audience allowed Allen to quit his secretarial work and pursue his writing and editing career. In 1903, the Allen family retired to the town of Ilfracombe where Allen would spend the rest of his life. Continuing to publish The Epoch, Allen produced more than one book per year until his death in 1912.