let a man radically alter his thoughts

Let a man radically alter his thoughts and he will be astonished at the rapid transformation it will effect in the material conditions of his life. Men imagine that thought can be kept secret, but it cannot; it rapidly crystallizes into habit and habit solidifies into circumstance.


James Allen, The Miracle of Forgiveness by Spencer W. Kimball. 1969. p.104 found originally in As A Man Thinketh by James Allen. Kimball recommends the entire book to the thoughtful reader.