James Allen Quotes

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.

If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.

Kind souls, you wonder why, love you, When you, you wonder why, love none We love, Fool, for the good we do, Not that which unto us is done!

The thing which makes one man greater than another, the quality by which we ought to measure greatness, is a man's capacity for loving.

The highest intention comes from love and compassion ... when our intentions come from a place of love and compassion then we have the power of the universe.

A heart set on love will do no wrong.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

You don't have to feel bad to act kindly. Love doesn't stand by, it moves with the speed of clarity.

True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko

... the main principle by which human beings must guide the future course of their development is love.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

People who care about each other enjoy doing things for one another. They don't consider it servitude.

Be of love a little more careful than of anything.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Some think love can be measured by the amount of butterflies in their tummy. Others think love can be measured in bunches of flowers, or by using the words 'for ever.' But love can only truly be measured by actions. It can be a small thing, such as peeling an orange for a person you love because you know they don't like doing it.

We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.

Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. If I do not love a person I am not moved to help him by proofs that he is in need; if I do love him, I wait for no proof of a special need to urge me to help him.

My mother is not a model. She is not perfect. That awareness is part of learning to love someone. Predicting the actions of someone is an act of love. We persist, even when we get it wrong. That's the beauty of love.

Love is taking a few steps backward, maybe even more…to give way to the happiness of the person you love.