Thoughts Are Things

Thoughts Are Things is a book by Prentice Mulford, first published in 1889. Prentice Mulford’s concise collection speaks plainly about the mind’s creative power and the practical business of steering one’s inner life.

Rooted in the New Thought tradition, the essays collect observations, aphorisms and practical counsel on positive thinking, the law of attraction, and mental discipline.

Written in the brisk literary voice of the late 19th century, the work translates metaphysical ideas into everyday guidance on happiness, health and personal magnetism — useful for readers searching for classic self-help, mind power and spiritual growth texts.

Although brief, the book’s arguments are steady and pragmatic rather than mystical: Mulford argues that habits of thought shape character, circumstance and even physical health, and that self-discipline and clear thinking are the craftsman’s tools.

For modern readers interested in the history of personal development or the roots of contemporary law-of-attraction writing, it remains a compact, readable statement of ideas that later shaped positive-thinking and motivational literature.