Home / Quotes / Quote by Wallace D. Wattles

Quote by Wallace D. Wattles

“The really great man is often considered selfish by a large group of people who are connected with him and who feel that he might bestow upon them more benefits than he does.”

Quote by Wallace D. Wattles

Author

Wallace D. Wattles

Wallace D. Wattles was an American author born in 1860 and died in 1911. He is known for his works on personal growth and the philosophy of success, with his most famous book being 'The Science of Getting Rich'. His ideas have had a profound impact on subsequent books on personal development. more

You May Also Like

“The teaching of Jesus, if properly understood, would do away with organized temple worship altogether.”

Ifs Jesus Teaching Worship Understood Organized Temples

Author:Wallace D. Wattles

“Your first duty to God, to yourself, and to the world is to make yourself as great a personality, in every way, as you possibly can.”

World Way Firsts Duty Personality Duty To God

Book:The Science of Being Great: Personal Self-Help Book of Wallace D. Wattles (Unabridged): From one of The New Thought pioneers, author of The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, How to Get What You Want, Hellfire Harrison, How to Promote Yourself and A New Christ

Source: The Science of Being Great: Personal Self-Help Book of Wallace D. Wattles (Unabridged): From one of The New Thought pioneers, author of The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, How to Get What You Want, Hellfire Harrison, How to Promote Yourself and A New Christ

“It is within the power of every man to become great.”

Book:The Science of Getting Rich, Great And Well (Annotated Edition)

Source: The Science of Getting Rich, Great And Well (Annotated Edition)

“I will obey my soul and be true to that within me which is highest.”

Soul Highest Being True My Soul

Book:The Selected Teachings of Wallace D. Wattles

Source: The Selected Teachings of Wallace D. Wattles

“The world needs demonstration more than it needs teaching.”

World Needs Teaching Demonstration

Book:The Selected Teachings of Wallace D. Wattles

Source: The Selected Teachings of Wallace D. Wattles

“If you want to feel connected to your own purpose, know this for certain: Your purpose will only be found in service to others, and in being connected to the something far greater than your mind/body/ego.”

Ifs Knows Want Feels Mind Body Purpose Certain Found Greater Ego Connected Service To Others Mind Body

Author:Wayne Dyer

“There exists a special self which takes every event as if it were the very thing you wanted to happen. That self is the Supermind, which is never upset by anything. Your goal is to nourish it into greater strength. Then, every step is sunlit.”

Ifs Mind Self Happens Wanted Goal Steps Greater Special Events Upset Every Step

Author:Vernon Howard

“I would step in the way of a bullet if it were aimed at my husband. It is not self-sacrifice to die protecting that which you value: If the value is great enough, you do not care to exist without it.”

Ifs Way Love Self Enough Care Values Dies Steps Sacrifice Husband My Husband Bullets Self Sacrifice

Author:Ayn Rand

“Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of the soil so that both plants will grow better than if they were separated. If you put two pieces of wood together, they will hold much more than the total weight held by each separately. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. One plus one equals three or more.”

Ifs Two Whole Together Three Grows Quality Greater Pieces Roots Weight Plant Woods Soil Plus Synergy

Book:The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

Source: The Wisdom and Teachings of Stephen R. Covey

“Someone once inquired of a Far Eastern Zen master, who had a great serenity and peace about him no matter what pressures he faced, "How do you maintain that serenity and peace?" He replied, "I never leave my place of meditation." He meditated early in the morning and for the rest of the day, he carried the peace of those moments with him in his mind and heart.”

Mind Heart Matter Moments Morning Meditation Masters Pressure No Matter What Serenity Eastern Heart And Mind Zen Master

Book:The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time

Source: The Stephen R. Covey Interactive Reader - 4 Books in 1: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, and the Best of the Most Renowned Leadership Teacher of our Time