The Wisdom of Wallace Wattles

In light of our current world situation and the various wars taking place around the globe, I thought I would check back in to see what Wallace Wattles, the American philosopher, might say with regards to the current conditions. Wallace lived at the early part of the 20th century and was a farmer in upstate New York. His English uses the words of that era.

“The people make society what it is, and as the people rise above the bestial thought, society will rise above the beastly in its manifestations. You can work to complete an unfinished society, instead of to renovate a decaying one; and you can work with a better heart and a more hopeful spirit. It will make an immense difference with your faith and spirit whether you look upon civilization as a good thing that is becoming better or as a bad and evil thing that …

Gail Minogue Monday, November 6, 2023 2 Comments

Life Without Progress Becomes Unendurable

At times I read an author’s writing and find them worth sharing. This time I have chosen the wisdom of Wallace Wattles. He wrote back in 1911 on the Science of Getting Rich (basis for the book “The Secret”), the Science of Being Great and the Science of Being Well. It is all compiled in his book “The Wisdom of Wallace Wattles”. In fact Wattles was the father of much of the later New Age group think–EST, Mind Spring etc. Since his book was written in 1911, I ask you to excuse the writings of that period where each person is referred to as “him”.

I wanted to focus today from the “Science of Being Great”. Looking around the world, I don’t see much greatness. I see financially successful people, well-known personalities, leaders of philanthropic organizations but I don’t see real greatness. I feel strongly that we long for …

Gail Minogue Tuesday, August 14, 2018 2 Comments