Seminal texts in the self-help genre, James Allen's From Poverty to Power and As a Man Thinketh resonate as deeply in their simple wisdom and inspiration as they did at their first publication over a century ago.

There is, and always has been, a widespread belief in Fate, or Destiny, that is, in an eternal and inscrutable Power which apportions definite ends to both individuals and nations. This belief has arisen from long observation of the...