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WHAT ALL THE

WORLD'S A-SEEKING

OR

THE VITAL LAW OF TRUE LIFE,
TRUE GREATNESS, POWER,
AND HAPPINESS

BY

RALPH WALDO TRINE

Each a building his world from within: thought is the builder.—for thoughts are forces,—subtle, vital, irresistible, omnipotent, and according as used do they bring power or impotence, peace or pain, success or failure.

THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.

PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

[1896]

Scanned at sacred-texts.com, August 2007. Proofed and formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published prior to January 1st, 1923. These files may be used for any purpose.

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COPYRIGHTS 1896
BY RALPH WALDO TRINE

FIFTY-FIFTH THOUSAND

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"The Life Books"

"I know of nothing in the entire range of literature more calculated to inspire the young than the Life Books,' and to renew the soul in young and old."—From a Reader.

What All the World's A-Seeking

"Its purpose is distinctly practical. It is most fascinatingly written, and deserves the remarkable success it has achieved."—The Review of Reviews.

"The volume abounds in passages of great beauty and strength; but the striking feature of the book is, after all, the solid, sensible, healthy exposition of the one theme it is written to enforce."—New York Independent.

In Tune with the Infinite

"It is one of the simplest, clearest works ever written, dealing with the power of the interior forces in moulding the every-day conditions of life."—San Francisco Bulletin.

"Mr. Trine can write well upon such topics as this. He is alive, vigorous, cheery, confident. The work has distinctiveness in its style and method."—The Literary World, London.

"The Life Booklets"

The Greatest Thing Ever Known

"It unfolds the secret of our underlying strength, and shoals what it is that gives us power to fulfil 'the real and living purposes of our being."—The New Christianity.

Every Living Creature

"An eloquent appeal and an able argument for justice and mercy to our dumb fellow-creatures."—Religio-Philosophical Journal.

Character-Building Thought Power

"The author here shows us how by daily effort we may train ourselves into right ways of thinking and acting."—Albany Press.

Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., Publishers, New York

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JUST THE BOOK
TO CARRY IN
YOUR POCKET

On
the
Open
Road

"A creed of wholesome living."

Mr. Trine here chooses a series of texts born of daily life and experience, and devotes a page or two to each thought. It is really a little group of lay sermons dealing with the power of inner forces—pithy, practical, optimistic, and inspired by the author's keen sympathy and wide observation.

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MR. TRINE'S
RIPEST THOUGHT

This
Mystical
Life
of Ours

"Will be eagerly welcomed by all readers of his well known books. Selections from his writings have been grouped under subjects for every week in the year. The writings of Mr. Trine are helpful and uplifting. The plan of this book makes it particularly appropriate for a holiday gift."

Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer.

"To have what the author himself regards as his best and ripest thought chosen by himself, arranged in so convenient a fashion and issued in such an artistically beautiful form—these features unite to make this volume one of the most popular for thoughtful readers. "

Reformed Church Messenger.