As a Man Thinketh

The title is influenced by a verse in the <a title="Bible" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible">Bible</a> from the <a title="Book of Proverbs" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Proverbs">Book of Proverbs</a>, chapter 23, verse 7: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” The full passage, taken from the <a title="King James Version" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_James_Version">King James Version</a>, is as follows:

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<dd>Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:</dd>

<dd>For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:</dd>

<dd>Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.</dd>

<dd>The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.</dd>

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While the passage suggests that one should consider the true motivations of a person who is being uncharacteristically generous before accepting his generosity, the title and content of Allen's work refer to the reader himself.

Allen's essay is now in the <a title="Public domain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain">public domain</a> within the United States and most other countries. It was released October 1, 2003 as a <a title="Project Gutenberg" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gutenberg">Project Gutenberg</a> <a title="E-text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-text">e-text</a> edition

As a Man Thinketh

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