James Allen
James Allen
Pioneer of magnetospheric research in space whose discovery of the radiation belts encircling the earth helped to further the science of astronomy. He was one of Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1960.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 September 1914
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conditions cope flourishes virtue
Where there are difficulties to cope with, and unsatisfactory conditions to overcome, there virtue most flourishes and manifests its glory.
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We have no reason to believe there is any other usage among fire personnel,
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We want to see what's out there and is it worthwhile to take anything to the next level of funding.
What we know is the right thing isn't what we often do.
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It is a common error to suppose that the Higher Life is a matter of reading, and the adoption of theological or metaphysical hypotheses, and that Spiritual Principles can be apprehended by this method.
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Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings and qualifications, and the deluded worshippers of self vainly imagine that they can gratify every worldly desire, and at the same time possess the Truth
aspiration desire dominant great small
You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration
spirituality belief a-man-thinketh
The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.
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Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.
begin borrowed choice pay
We don't have any choice but to pay it back, but it shouldn't have been borrowed to begin with.
achievement achieves direct fails man result thoughts
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts
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To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
body knew quite though understand
What they knew about the body is quite striking, though they did not always understand it.