Top 40 William Walker Atkinson Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Thought is a force – a manifestation of energy – having a magnet-like power of attraction.”

— William Walker Atkinson

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2. “Put forth the necessary concentrated effort and you will be wonderfully helped form sources unknown to you.”

— William Walker Atkinson

3. “The best way to overcome undesirable or negative thoughts and feelings is to cultivate the positive ones.”

— William Walker Atkinson

4. “Imagination is the first step in creation whether in words or trifles. The mental pattern must always precede the material form.”

— William Walker Atkinson

5. “Through my will power I dare do what I want to.”

— William Walker Atkinson

6. “Study yourself. Find your strong points and make them stronger as well as your weak ones and strengthen them. Study yourself carefully and you will see yourself as you really are.”

— William Walker Atkinson

7. “Worry is the child of Fear – if you kill out Fear, Worry will die for want of nourishment.”

— William Walker Atkinson

8. “The use of the Will as the projector of Mentative Currents is the real base of all Mental Magic.”

— William Walker Atkinson

9. “Remember, the only thing to fear is Fear, and – well, don’t even fear Fear, for he’s a cowardly chap at the best, who will run if you show a brave front.”

— William Walker Atkinson

10. “The presence of an active, energetic, successful man, or set of men, in a place, will permeate the place with positive vibrations that will stimulate all who abide there.”

— William Walker Atkinson

11. “That which we call death, is but the other side of life.”

— William Walker Atkinson

12. “A mental image gives you a framework upon which to work. It is like the drawing of the architect, or the map of the explorer. Think over this for a few moments until you get the idea firmly fixed in your mind.”

— William Walker Atkinson

13. “The lives of all of us have been moulded largely by induction through suggestion.”

— William Walker Atkinson

14. “If you are not satisfied with what is coming to you, start to work and change your mental attitude and mental states, and you will see a change gradually setting in.”

— William Walker Atkinson

15. “The mind has been likened to a piece of paper that has been folded. Ever afterwards it has a tendency to fold in the same crease-unless we make a new crease or fold, when it will follow the last lines.”

— William Walker Atkinson

16. “The real self is pure spirit, a spark of the divine fire.”

— William Walker Atkinson

17. “Go on in courage and confidence, keeping your face toward the East, from whence comes the rising Sun.”

— William Walker Atkinson

18. “All is in vibration. From the tiniest atom to the greatest sun, everything is in a state of vibration. There is nothing in absolute rest in nature. A single atom deprived of vibration would wreck the universe. In incessant vibration the universal work is performed.”

— William Walker Atkinson

19. “Go through the world “with the grace of God in your heart, and a good, strong hickory club in your hand.”

— William Walker Atkinson

20. “The atoms of the human body are in constant vibration. Unceasing changes are occurring. In a few months there is almost a complete change in the matter composing the body, and scarcely a single atom now composing your body will be found in It a few months hence. Vibration, constant vibration. Change, constant change.”

— William Walker Atkinson

21. “He knows that by rhythmical breathing one may bring himself into harmonious vibration with nature, and aid in the unfoldment of his latent powers. He knows that by controlled breathing he may not only cure disease in himself and others, but also practically do away with fear and worry and the baser emotions.”

— William Walker Atkinson

22. “Nothing is permanent in the world of forms, and yet the great Reality is unchangeable. Forms are but appearances – they come, they go, but the Reality is eternal and unchangeable.”

— William Walker Atkinson

23. “It is only when man ceases to care for power for his personal use that power comes. Such is the Law.”

— William Walker Atkinson

24. “From the first faint breath of the infant to the last gasp of the dying man, it is one long story of continued breathing. Life is but a series of breaths.”

— William Walker Atkinson

25. “Yogi system of Complete Breathing is of vital importance to every man, woman and child who wishes to acquire health and keep it. Its very simplicity keeps thousands from seriously considering it, while they spend fortunes in seeking health through complicated and expensive “systems.” Health knocks at their door and they answer not. Verily the stone which the builders reject is the real cornerstone of the Temple of Health.”

— William Walker Atkinson

26. “Life is absolutely dependent upon the act of breathing. “Breath is Life.”

— William Walker Atkinson

27. “Intellect is cold – Spiritual Consciousness is warm and alive with high feeling.”

— William Walker Atkinson

28. “Every thought, every act, every effort of the will, every motion of a muscle, uses up a certain amount of what we call nerve force, which is really a form of prana. To move a muscle the brain sends out an impulse over the nerves, and the muscle contracts, and so much prana is expended.”

— William Walker Atkinson

29. “Man is a far more complete being than is generally imagined. He has not only a body and a soul, but he is a spirit possessing a soul, which soul has several vehicles for expression, these several vehicles being of different degrees of density, the body being the lowest form of expression. These different vehicles manifest upon different “planes,” such as the “physical plane,” the “astral plane,” etc., all of which will be explained as we proceed.”

— William Walker Atkinson

30. “The Yogis’ ideal is a body strong in all its parts, under the control of a masterful and developed Will, animated by high ideals.”

— William Walker Atkinson

31. “All is good, and everything has its place.”

— William Walker Atkinson

32. “That art or talent by which the discourse is adapted to the end,’ and states that the ends of speaking, or writing are reducible to four: to enlighten the understanding, to please the imagination, to move the passions, or to influence the will.”

— William Walker Atkinson

33. “Anything that is right is possible. That which is necessary will inevitably take place. If something is right it is your duty to do it, though the whole world thinks it to be wrong.”

— William Walker Atkinson

34. “But sexual control does not mean sexual weakness, and the Yogi teachings are that the man or woman whose reproductive organism is normal and healthy, will have a stronger will with which to control himself or herself.”

— William Walker Atkinson

35. “The man who breathes through the mouth at night, always awakens with a parched feeling in the mouth and a dryness in the throat. He is violating one of nature’s laws, and is sowing the seeds of disease.”

— William Walker Atkinson

36. “High Breathing is probably the worst form of breathing known to man and requires the greatest expenditure of energy with the smallest amount of benefit. It is an energy-wasting, poor-returns plan. It is quite common among the Western races, many women being addicted to It, and even singers, clergymen, lawyers and others, who should know better, using it ignorantly.”

— William Walker Atkinson

37. “The breathing mechanism of Man is so constructed that he may breathe either through the mouth or nasal tubes, but it is a matter of vital importance to him which method he follows, as one brings health and strength and the other disease and weakness.”

— William Walker Atkinson

38. “Most colds can be cured by Complete Breathing and partial fasting for a day.”

— William Walker Atkinson

39. “A favorite Oriental method is to snuff a little water up the nostrils allowing it to run down the passage into the throat, from thence it may be ejected through the mouth. Some Hindu yogis immerse the face in a bowl of water, and by a sort of suction draw in quite a quantity of water, but this latter method requires considerable practice, and the first mentioned method is equally efficacious, and much more easily performed.”

— William Walker Atkinson

40. “Another good plan is to open the window and breathe freely, closing one nostril with the finger or thumb, sniffing up the air through the open nostril. Then repeat the process on the other nostril. Repeat several times, changing nostrils. This method will usually clear the nostrils of obstructions.”

— William Walker Atkinson

41. “A writer has stated that if the air cells of the lungs were spread out over an unbroken surface, they would cover an area of fourteen thousand square feet.”

— William Walker Atkinson

42. “In order to attain a thing it is necessary that the mind should fall in love with it, and be conscious of its existence, almost to the exclusion of everything else.”

— William Walker Atkinson

43. “The occultist knows that this thought-atmosphere of a village, town, city, or nation is the composite thought of those dwelling in it or who have previously dwelt there. Strangers.”

— William Walker Atkinson

44. “Do not fear again, for you have with you always the Real Self, which is a spark from the Divine Flame, and which will be as a lamp to your feet to show you the way.”

— William Walker Atkinson

45. “Accept nothing as final until you have proven it; but, if you are wise, you will profit by the advice and experience of those who have gone before.”

— William Walker Atkinson