John McDonald Quotes

Ireland, Naturalist
September 19, 1846 – 1911.

John McDonald (19 September 1846 – aft. 1911) was a noted Irish cultural nationalist poet during the nineteenth century Irish Literary Revival. Known for frequent contributions to weekly and periodical Irish publications, he published a book of poetry in 1886.

Also known as Poet

There must be a positive and negative in everything in the universe in order to complete a circuit or circle, without which there would be no activity, no motion.

John McDonald
- Universe
- Positive
Your mind, which is yourself, can be likened to a house. The first necessary move then, is to rid that house of all but furnishings essential to success.

John McDonald
- Mind
- House
- Success

You return and again take the proper course, guided by what? - By the picture in mind of the place you are headed for.

John McDonald
- Mind
- Picture
We have been endowed with the capacity and the power to create desirable pictures within and to find them automatically in the outer world of our environment.

John McDonald
- World
- Power
- Environment
To enjoy enduring success we should travel a little in advance of the world.

John McDonald
- World
- Success
- Travel
The intensity of your desire governs the power with which the force is directed.

John McDonald
- Power
- Desire
A set definite objective must be established if we are to accomplish anything in a big way.

John McDonald