The powerful words of Florence Scovel Shinn are as applicable today as when it was written back in the early-mid 1900s.
Her metaphysical writings cover wisdom, faith, success, prosperity, health, happiness, guidance, forgiveness, divine plan, and love which she self-published into several books.
Shinn expressed her philosophy as:
The invisible forces are ever working for man who is always ‘pulling the strings’ himself, though he does not know it. Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.
The Game of Life by Florence Scovel Shinn
These quotes are sure to bring success, abundance, and joy to your life. Read these on a regular basis to unlock your potential in spiritual and personal growth.
Inspirational Quotes by Florence Scovel Shinn
“Change your thoughts, and in the twinkling of an eye, all your conditions change. Your world is a world of crystallized ideas, crystallized words. Sooner or later, you reap the fruits of your words and thoughts.”
“It is man’s divine right to have plenty more than enough.”
“No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher.”
“Whatever man feels deeply or images clearly, is impressed upon the subconscious mind, and carried out in minutest detail.”
“So long a man resists a situation, he will have it with him.”
“I knew a woman who went about bragging of her troubles, so, of course, she always had something to brag about.”
“When man can wish without worrying, every desire will be instantly fulfilled.”
“Man can change his conditions by changing his words.”
“Gratitude is the law of increase, and complaint is the law of decrease.”
“You must live fully in the now to make your dreams come true.”
“Man’s word is his wand filled with magic and power! Man comes into the world financed by God, with all that he desires or requires already on his pathway. This supply is released through faith and the Spoken Word. If thou canst believe, all things are possible.”
“Although some people think that life is a battle, it is actually a game of giving and receiving.”
“We must stop planning, plotting and scheming, and let Infinite Intelligence solve the problem in its own way.”
“The subconscious mind has no sense of humor and people often joke themselves into unhappy experiences.”
“When man can wish away worrying, every desire will be instantly fulfilled.”
“Owing to the vibratory power of words, whatever man voices, he begins to attract.”
“I only desire that which infinite intelligence desires through me. I claim that which is mine by divine right, and under Grace in a perfect way.”
“The Chinese say that water is the most powerful element because it is perfectly nonresistant. It can wear away a rock, and sweep all before it.”
“No man gives to himself, but himself and no man takes away from himself, but himself.”
“Words and thoughts are a tremendous vibratory force ever molding man’s body and affairs.”
“My good now flows to me in a steady, unbroken, ever-increasing stream of success, happiness, and abundance.”
“Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain but simply points the way.”
“There is no there-there is only here.”
“All power is given man (through right thinking) to bring his heaven upon his earth, and this is the goal of the game of life.”
“One’s ships come in over a calm sea.”
“I have a magical work in a magical way. I give magical service for magical pay.”
“A person with an imaging faculty trained to image only good brings into his life every righteous desire of his heart.”
“A harmonious person is never vibrating at the same rate as a germ.”
“Endless good now comes to me in endless.”
“There is a supply for every demand.”
“Every person is a golden link in the chain of my good.”
“Whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap. This means that whatever man sends out in word or deed, will return to him; what he gives, he will receive.”
“The first start toward success is to be glad you are yourself.”
“Prayer is telephoning to God and intuition is God telephoning to you.”
“Bills should be paid cheerfully, all money should be sent forth fearlessly and with a blessing.”
“No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.”
“When one has made his demands upon the Universal, he must be ready for surprises. Everything may seem to be going wrong, when in reality, it is going right.”
“Unforgiveness is the most prolific cause of disease. It will harden arteries or liver, and affect the eye-sight. In its train are endless ills.”
“Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game.”
“I cast this burden of resentment on the Christ within, and I go free, to be loving, harmonious and happy.”
“Never do today what intuition says to do tomorrow.”
“Nothing on earth can resist an absolutely non-resistant person.”
“Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.”
“If one is willing to do a thing he is afraid to do, he does not have to face a situation fearlessly, and there is no situation to face; it falls away of its own weight.”
“Do not neglect the day of small things, for little beginnings have big endings.”
“We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then the master of the situation.”
“A man can change his conditions by changing his words. Any man who does not know the power of the word is behind the times.”
“This is a day of completion.”
“All that you require is already on your pathway, but you must be wide-awake to your good to bring it into your manifestation.”
“Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, come apparent failure and discouragement.”
“Your word is your wand. The words you speak create your own destiny.”
“There is for each man, perfect self-expression. There is a place he is to fill and no-one else can fill, something which he is to do, which no-one else can do; it is his destiny!”
“Giving opens the way for receiving.”
“If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.”
“You may think that all your happiness depends upon obtaining one particular thing in life; later on, you praise the Lord that you didn’t get it.”
“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”
You must form the habit of living in the fourth dimension, “The World of the Wondrous.” It is the world where you do not judge by appearances.
“The simple rules are fearless faith, nonresistance and love.”
“You combine with what you vibrate to, so let us all now vibrate to success, happiness, and abundance.”
“There is a place that you are to fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do.”
“When you send out real love, real love will return to you.”
“Behold, I make all things new.”
“Listening within and trusting the wisdom you hear is the first step to changing your life for the better.”
“Bless your enemy and you will rob him of his ammunition. His arrows will be transmuted into blessings. This law is true of nations as well as individuals. Bless a nation, send love and good-will to every inhabitant, and it is robbed of its power to harm.”
We should have signs in the subways and shops “Watch your thoughts!” “Watch your words!”
“I look with wonder at that which is before me.”
“There are no lost opportunities in Divine Mind, as one door shuts another door is opened.”
Make an affirmation immediately upon waking. For example: “Thy will be done this day! Today is a day of completion, I give thanks for this perfect day, miracle shall follow miracle and wonders shall never cease.” Make this a habit, and one will see wonders and miracles come into his life.
“Infinite Spirit, open the way for my great abundance. I am an irresistible magnet for all that belongs to me by Divine Right.”
“Man must prepare for the thing he has asked for, when there isn’t the slightest sign of it in sight.”
“Fear and impatience demagnetize. Poise magnetizes.”
“I give thanks for my whirlwind success.”
“Man’s supply is inexhaustible and unfailing when fully trusted, but faith or trust must precede the demonstration.”
“You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which clicks.”
“There is no separation in Divine Mind, therefore, I cannot be separated from the love and companionship which are mine by divine right.”
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Thank you. This is very powerful and inspiring stuff. A gift for eternity from the Divine.
Very powerful
when I read a florence shin quote, i feel more than words – her words are power full
Actually, I felt that her thoughts/words were directed at me personally. So much food for thought.
Kindness and love are my shield and support.
She was a gift to humanity.
What a blessing to have stumbled onto her.
For more than 20 + Years I have been inspired by her quotes. Our WORD really does Become OUR Wand. Speak Life over Our own situations. Mark 11:24_ and YE SHALL HAVE WHAT YE SAY…