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Barse & Hopkins, c 1905
Original quarter cloth with paper boards and tooled gilt lettering and design. , The binding is slightly discolored but interior is very good and generally in very good condition. , 12 mo: (90mm x 165mm):
James Allen (November 28, 1864 – 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass produced since its publication in 1903. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.
In 1903, Allen published his third and most famous book As a Man Thinketh. Loosely based on the biblical proverb, \"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he,\" the small work eventually became read around the world and brought Allen posthumous fame as one of the pioneering figures of modern inspirational thought.
The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
The full passage, taken from the King James Version, is as follows:
\"Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.\"
The passage seems to suggest that one should consider the true motivations of a person who is being uncharacteristically generous before accepting his generosity - while in the title and content of James Allen\'s work the passage is in a different context; In the Bible the passage is referring to another person, and in James Allen\'s work the passage is adopted to primarily refer to the reader himself.
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