“Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves.”
James Allen book As a Man Thinketh
Source: As a Man Thinketh
“Most people would rather change their circumstances to improve their lives when instead they to change themselves to improve their circumstances.”
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American author, speaker and pastor 1947Related quotes
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