James Allen (1864-1912) was a British writer and pioneer of the self-help movement whose many books include As a Man Thinketh, From Poverty to Power, Eight Pillars of Prosperity, and Above Life's Turmoil.
I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires of suffering. And I looked for the cause. I looked around, but could not find it; I looked in books, but could not find it; I looked within, and found ...[SEE MORE]