Thought is the creative power, or the impelling force which causes the creative power to act; thinking in a Certain Way will bring riches to you, but you must not rely upon thought alone, paying no attention to personal action. That is the rock upon which many otherwise scientific metaphysical thinkers meet shipwreck–the failure to connect thought with personal action.
Wallace D. Wattles (2015). “Wallace D. Wattles Ultimate Collection – 10 Books in One Volume: The Science of Getting Rich, The Science of Being Well, The Science of Being Great, How to Get What You Want and more: From one of the New Thought pioneers, author of Making of the Man Who Can or How to Promote Yourself and New Science of Living and Healing or Health Through New Thought and Fasting”, p.57, e-artnow