Robert Collier

“It is your work to clear away the mass of encumbering material of thoughts, so that you may bring into plain view the precious thing at the center of the mass.”

“Vision - It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.”

“Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.”

“It sometimes seems that we have only to love a thing greatly to get it.”

“See the things you want as already yours. Think of them as yours, as belonging to you, as already in your possession.”

“You have to sow before you can reap. You have to give before you can get.”

“The first principle of success is desire - knowing what you want. Desire is the planting of your seed.”

“If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time.”

“All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point.”

“Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin.”

“Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.”

“Your real self - the 'I am I' - is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.”

“The source and center of all man's creative power... is his power of making images, or the power of imagination.”

“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.”

“Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings.”

“Pictures help you to form the mental mold.”

“As fast as each opportunity presents itself, use it! No matter how tiny an opportunity it may be, use it!”

“All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas - not money.”

“Plant the seed of desire in your mind and it forms a nucleus with power to attract to itself everything needed for its fulfillment.”

“You can do anything you think you can. This knowledge is literally the gift of the gods, for through it you can solve every human problem. It should make of you an incurable optimist. It is the open door.”