The Secret of the Ages, by Robert Collier, [1926]
In the following index the first figure after each line refers to the volume and the second to the page.
"A craven hung—," 5-399
"A fire-mist and a planet," 1-7
"Abundance everywhere," 3-227
feel, 3-234
law of, 3-226
Accidents, 7-613
denied, 5-382
Accomplish a definite thing, 2-140
Acres of Diamonds, 5-403
Advancement, rule of, 4-320
Affirmations for happiness, 2-150
for money troubles, 2-149
for thinking, 2-150
for writing, 2-150
Age, at 30, 6-532
fallacy of, 6-505
great, 6-507
is state of mind, 6-507
no biological reason for, 6-509
old unnecessary, 6-511
why grow old, 6-505
your, 6-530
your present, 6-516
"Ah, Love! Could Thou," 2-127
Aim high, 3-200
of this work, 1-11
Aladdin & Company, 1-15, 3-165
Allen, James, 2-83
Ambition drives, 2-131
American Bankers Association, 5-399
Ambition, demon of, 2-133
Amoeba, 1-16
Analyze your work, 5-450
"Arise, O Soul," 5-373
Ark of the Covenant, 5-381
"As a man thinketh," 3-207
"Ask and ye shall receive," 3-173, 3-206, 6-476
Assurance of success, 3-198, 4-361
Athlete, second wind of, 1-25
Attack, method of, 3-203
Attraction, law of, 4-305
Average of successes, 5-400
Baker, Geo. F., at 85, 6-521
Barrows, Chas. M., 1-55
Bars of Fate, 4-353
Barton, Bruce, 5-428
Baudouin, 2-97
"Be not afraid," 3-243
"Be Still," 4-350
Beaupre, de, St. Anne, 7-573
Begin your work, 3-241
Belief vs. drugs, 7-604
Believe abundance, 2-102, 3-234
in yourself, 4-276
now, 3-248
ye receive, 2-110, 2-139, 5-384, 6-469, 7-574
you are safe, 7-571
you have it, 2-156, 4-284, 4-365, 6-487
Berthelot, 1.54
Blind Tom, 1-47
Blyth, Benj. Hall, 1-50
Birthdays harmful, 6-529
Birthright, your, 6-492
Body like clay, 4-344
rebuilds in 11 months, 2-140
Brains, use them, 5-430
Bridges, Madeline, 4-305
Brisbane, Arthur, 2-131
Browning, 6-459
Bush, David V., 5-411
Business demands much, 5-448
"But the feeble hands—" 3-165
Byrne, Dr. Joseph, 7-555
Cabot, Dr. Richard C., 7-552
Calamity brings good, 5-385
Can't, 6-459
Carnegie's education, 6-471
Carrel, Dr. Alexis, 6-509
Catarrh, cause of, 4-342
Cato at 81, 6-530
Cells live indefinitely, 6-510
Chamberlain, C. W., 3-197
Chasm, the narrow, 4-337
Check, your blank, 4-326
Children's ailments, 7-624
cure of, 7-629
Circumstance does not drive, 5-408
Clark, Glenn, 2-149
Cleanliness, 7-559
Clerk or executive, 5-431
Cain, W. L., 1-26
Colburn, Zerah, 1-50
how started, 7-569
Conceive something, 6-465
Concentrate, 3-196
upon good, 4-349
Concentration, practice, 2-137
Conditions are effects, 3-211
Confidence, absolute, in leaders 6-460
attracts, 5-40
cultivate, 4-337
Conscious Mind a feeder, 2-104
defined, 1-36
its work, 1-36
the one duty of, 1-38
Control of matter, 3-214
your thought, 1-60, 2-119, 3-202
"Come ye," 2-145
Command your mind, 3-186
Coue, Emile, 1-62
Courage to start things, 4-328
Crane, Dr. Frank, 1-51
Create, 6-471
Creator, 1-15
Cripple, sudden cure of, 7-572
Cure by desire, 7-573
by faith, 7-573
by how to, 7-586
by spiritual, 7-554
by time for, 7-552
Cured, when, 7-611
Cures, proof, 7-549
what, 7-551
Davis, Richard Harding, 3-185
Dayton, Alice, 6-489
Death, no reason for, 6-522
only in higher animals, 6-513
Delirium tremens, 4-348
Demand, 3-228
youth, 6-526
Demon of Ambition, 2-133
Descartes, 1-57
Desire, 2-127
focus, 2-136
Desire, hold in mind, 1-67
rules world, 2-135
satisfied, 4-338
understanding, 4-293
Desires met, 5-388
Determined soul, wins, 5-405
Develop your ideas, 3-251
Development of Life, 1-16
Didama, Dr., 7-566
Diet, 4-300
alone valueless, 7-615
does not bring health, 6-495
Difficulties, benefit of, 5-378
thrive on, 5-424
Discipline thoughts, 3-203
Discouragement dangerous, 4-335
devil's weapon, 4-336
Discover yourself, 4-332
your capacity, 4-332
Discovery, world's greatest, 1-13, 2-83
Disease, cause of, 4-300
cure of, 5-397
defined, 7-592
how to overcome, 7-618
not sent by God, 4-297
prevention of, 7-560
treatment of (see Gift of Magi), 7-563
unnecessary, 7-614
where started, 4-295
Diseases, all alike, 7-601
Disorders, cause of, 4-301
Divine Principle, 5-390
unrest, 5-420
Drive yourself, 6-465
Do something, 4-310
Don't be satisfied, 4-272
doubt, 3-235
stand still, 4-272
struggle, 3-165
worry, 3-235
Dream or reality, 2-84
"Dream Success," 2-84
Drugs, advance in, 7-553
cannot cure, 7-546
future of, 7-557
harmful, 7-555
value of, 7-548
Dyspepsia, cause of, 4-301
Eddy, Mary Baker, 7-606
Effort, the only price, 4-329
Electrons, 7-587
Eleven months, your age, 6-517
Emerson, 2-106
Employee's opportunity, 4-321
Energy, infinite, 1-21
surface, 1-35
Eternal life, meaning of, 5-390
"Eternal Mind the potter is," 6-489
"Everyone that thirsteth," 1-70
Executive or clerk, 5-431
Exercise, 4-362
alone valueless, 7-616
centers thoughts, 6-499
rests mind, 6-500
unnecessary, 4-302
Existence, purpose of, 6-479
Expect good, 4-271
wealth, 2-97
Experience unnecessary, 5-446
Eyes, healthy, 7-599
Failure impossible, 4-281
Failures mental defects, 5-404
Faith, according to your, 3-243
begins action, 2-123
Faith controls matter, 2-87
defined, 7-632
fortunes from, 3-243
heals, 7-578
in self, 4-266
removes obstacles, 2-97
satisfies desire, 2-97
the first step, 4-282
to go ahead, 4-329
without works, 7-584
Farnsworth, 2-135
Fate, man his own, 3-212
Fatigue, cause of, 4-274
Fear, a primary cause, 4-349
brings age, 4-342
causes death, 7-570
causes sickness, 4-342
creates, 4-340
defined, 4-341
filth of mind, 4-349
forget your, 3-236
halts digestion, 4-342
how it works, 4-345
is unreasoning, 4-341 not, 4-348
remedy for, 4-346
starts disease, 4-296
Fears conquered, 7-631
Feel abundance, 3-234
prosperous, 6-485
Finish one thing, 5-438
Firestone, Harvey S., 2-114
"For life is the mirror," 4-305
"For the best verse," 3-240
Force yourself, 6-465
Ford uses subconscious, 5-415
Forget your fears, 3-236
Formula of success, 4-263
Fortunes from faith, 3-243
Fountain of youth, 6-516
Functions controlled by mind, 6-531
Future, your control of, 5-410
Gain, first law of, 2-127
Gale, Dr. H. G., 7-588
Genie of the Lamp, 1-15
of your mind, 1.29, 3-188, 4-330
"Gift of the Magi," 7-563
Give and receive, 4-324
thanks in advance, 3-188
to everyone, 4-325 to get, 4-322, 5-440
service, 4-318
God gives abundantly, 3-174
not finite, 1-68
Good, expect, 4-271
Great are servants, 4-312
men are healthy, 6-490
were once as you, 5-427
Greeley, Horace, 3.252
Growth, 1-20
comes from practice, 2-120
from within, 2-113
mystery of, 1-65
Guarantee of success, 3-198
Guest, Edgar A., 1-13, 4-339, 5-419, 5-427, 5-435
Hammond, Dr., 6-522
Happiness, think, 4-349
"Happy is the man," 3-175
Healing helps churches, 7-607
through mind, 7-557
Health, a state of mind, 6-500
defined, 7-591
formula for, 4-303
from mind, 6-498
from thought, 3-215
method for, 5-397
Health, not from exercise, 6-493
register, 2-146
think, 4-349
Heart, palpitation of, 4-301
Heart's desire, 5-402
Heaven, Kingdom of, 2-134
Henley, 1-29
Herald-Tribune, 2-86
Hilton, Warren, 1-58, 2-89, 7-564
"How do you tackle your work," 4-339, 5-435
Houdini's test, 7-570
Humboldt, at 90, 6-530
Hunting, Gardner, 4-316
Hutchinson, Dr. Woods, 6-496, 7-543
"I bargained with life," 3-200
"I knew his face the moment," 5-416
"'I read the papers every day," 6-473
Ideas, develop your, 3-251
spring from unconscious, 5-451
"If you think you are beaten," 4-275
"If you want a thing," 3-254
Illness, how to cure, 7-607
health, 7-594
success, 6-468
Imagination brings success, 6-471
Divine gift, 6-466
Immortality a fundamental property, 6-511
in lower animals, 6-514
Impressions are pictures, 2-103
Improvements in your body, 6-535
In the beginning, 1-15
Independence, at what age, 5-399
Indigestion, 4-347
cause of, 4-342
Infusorium immortal, 6-514
plus imagination, 6-466
Injury, deny, 7-612
Instinctive guidance, 1-56
Intelligence, Universal, 1-66
"It couldn't be done," 4-275
"It is not the guns," 3-204
"It matters not how strait," 1-29
James, Prof. Wm., 1-32, 1-83, 2-90, 3-198
Jesus, His method, 7-632
His miracles, 7-633
Joan of Arc, 6-470
Joy revitalizes, 6-501
Jung, Dr. C. G., 1-53
Karma, law of, 4-323
Keep going ahead, 3-246, 5-450
Kenyon, 5-373
Kellerman, Annette, 6-521
King, Basil, 3-213
Kingdom of God, 3-230
of Heaven, 2-101
Kipling, 4-360
Know the Truth, 7-575
your power, 4-328
Knowledge, unstudied, 1-56
Knox, J. Mason, 3-204
L’Envoi, 7-630
Lane, Sir Arbuthnot, 1-14, 7-544
Lack is unbelief, 1-70
Law of Abundance, 3-226
of Attraction, 4-305
of Being, 7-630
of Causation, 6-463
Law of Common Sense, 4-323
of Gain, 2-127
of Karma, 4-323
of Love, 4-323
of Nature, 6-480
of Service, 4-323
of Visualization, 3-195
Leaders are few, 2-121
in demand, 6-460
of mental science, 7-567
Learn your powers, 1-34
"Letters of self-made merchant," 5-447
Letters, unopened, contents of, 1-56
Life begins, where, 3-220
development of, 1-18
dynamic, 1-20
eternal, meaning of, 5-390
germ, 1-17
idea, 1-18
not measured in years, 6-528
ability of, 1-22
animates all nature, 1-18
in extremity, 1-24
is Mind, 1-27
is thought, 1-27
meets needs, 1-18
responds to call, 1-27
works steadily, 1-23
Lightning calculators, 1-48
Limitation, no law of, 3-199
the only, 3-238
Live prosperity, 6-484
Loeb, Dr. Jacques, 5-374
Longings satisfied, 5-388
Look prosperous, 6-485
successful, 5-411
Love, law of, 4-323
Lourdes, cures of, 7-573
Luck, bad, 4-339
Magi, gift of, 7-563
Magic secret, 2-136
Malone, Walter, 3-225
Man his own fate, 3-212
his own master, 1-30
inside, 1-51
inside, happiness from, 1-52
inside, misery from, 1-5
resourceful, 1-52
inside, struggles from, 1-53
is eternal, 3-221
is supreme, 3-221
Man's ascendancy, 3-219
freedom, 3-217
Marden, Orison Swett, 5-404
Mason, Walt, 6-473
Master Mind, 6-459
of my fate, 5-400
Mastery, self, attracts, 5-406
Materialist, or Idealist, 2-77
Matter a thought product, 2-84
controlled by Mind, 2-88
is electricity, 2-87
not permanent, 7-609
unintelligent, 2-115
unreal, 2-84
Mastery is rare, 3-219
"Men like gods," 1-51
Mears, Chas. W., 2-135
Meat healthful, 6-496
Medicine delusion, 7-543
Melancholia, cause of, 4-301
Men created equal, 6-464
should not die, 6-522
Mental age, 1-30
attitude determines power, 6-461
giant, 1-28
image, 3-209
Method of thinking, 3-203
Methods for health, 5-397
Millions, unappropriated, 5-419
Mind as curative force. 7-568
command you, 3-186
controls functions, 4-342
decides, 7-589
is all, 7-593
is all wise, 2-124
is healer, 7-555
its capacity, 4-274
makes your world, 6-464
master, 6-459
meets every need, 6-476
open your, 4-270
over things, 3-206
primal cause, 2-79
rules world, 3-176
see (Conscious Mind) the only cause, 4-295
the only creator, 6-503
three divisions, 1-35
Miracles everyday, 5-375
Model making, 3-249
your, 6-504
Money an idea, 2-107
if needed, 5-413
in marriage, 3-247
needs you, 3-251
or brains, 3-247
Mother Nature, 1-65
Move, 3-246
Mozart, 1-57
Mystery of youth, 1-64
Napoleon denounces religion, 6-474
his faith, 2-100
talisman of, 4-267
was poor, 6-471
Nature is bountiful, 6-480
lavish, 3-226
profuse, 2-106
law of, 6-480
Needs are met, 1-18, 1-22, 5-377
Nervous trouble, cure of, 7-564
Newton, Sir Isaac, 1-56
Nurse, aim of, 7-565
Omar Khayyam, 2-127
One thing I do, 5-435
"One ship drives east," 4-263
"One who never turned," 6-459
"Open Sesame" of Life, 1-24
Open your mind, 4-270
Opportunity, 3-240
door of open, 2-145
is infinite, 3-240
Origin of riches, 3-230
Palpitation of heart, 4.301
Paralysis, cured, 7-617
Paramecium immortal, 6-516
Paralytic suddenly cured, 7-572
Past, the, is available, 4-331
Patience is needed, 5-445
Patten, Dr. Wm. S., 4-295
Perfection, an ideal of, 7-613
Perseverance, Ford's, 4-336
Philip of Macedon, 3-203
Philosopher's charm, 2-94
Physique, a perfect, 6-536
Physician, ideal, 7-566
Pierce, Frederick, 5-450
Pitzer, Dr. Geo. C., 1-42, 7-591
Plan ahead, 5-450
Plato at 80, 6-530
Pneumonia, cause of, 4-298
Position, if new is desired, 5-413
Possibilities, 4-358
Poverty an effect, 4-307
is lack, 2-134
is wrong, 6-477
unnatural, 6-481
Power available, 4-291
from within, 2-109
realize your, 2-122
the only, 4-295
understand secret of, 5-428
vast, available, 1-59
your, 5-390
Powers, your, 1-33
Practice expecting, 3-224
is necessary, 3-224
Prayer a realization, 2-99
in sports, 2-151
is belief, 2-147
is effective, 2-151
power of, 1-68
soul's desire, 2-146
Prenatal influence, 7-628
"Prince and Statute," 6-532
Problem, bring your, 5-395
Problems can be solved, 3-190
Prodigies, 1-48
Profits from service, 4-317
Progress, 3-246
study to, 4-314
Prosperity, think, 6-483
Protons, 7-587
Purpose of existence, 1-19
singleness of, 2-122
Pygmalion, 6-491
Rae, Dr. Burnett, 7-556
Realize your need, 3-170
your power, 2-122
Relax, 4-362
Religion satisfies mediocrity, 6-475
teaches resignation, 6-474
Results are sure, 3-188
Rheumatism, 6-496
Riches, origin of, 3-230
Righteousness immortal, 6-527
Rittenhouse, Jessie B., 3-199
Royden, A. Maude, 2-152
Roosevelt once weak, 6-521
Safford, Prof., 1-50
Schofield, Dr., 1-50
"Science and Health," 4-334
Science of thought, 5-390
Sculptors and the clay, 6-489
Secret, magic, 2-136
defined, 5-428
of power, 5-427
See abundance, 3-234
yourself doing it, 3-191, 4-275, 4-36
Self confidence attracts, 5-406
mastery attracts, 5-406
Service attracts, 4-306
brings advancement, 4-316
law of, 4-323
pays, 4-313
Seven wonders, 2-81
Shakespeare, 4-345
Shaw, Bernard, 7-546
Sickness, cause of, 4-342
unnecessary, 6-490
Sill, Edward R., 5-399
Sixth sense, 1-27
Slosson, Dr. Edwin, 2-105
Solomon, 1-70
"Somebody said that it," 5-419
Something within, 2-131
Sorrow depresses, 6-502
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 3-177
Strength, superhuman, 1-26
Struggles healthful, 4-349
Study to progress, 4-314
Subconscious mind,
above reason, 1-57
brings ideas, 1-55
connects with Universal Mind, 1-67
control of brings health, 1-59
directs, 1-46
has infallible judgment, 1-62
how it works, 5-612
its work, 1-40
knows all, 1-55
makes geniuses, 1-56
never sleeps, 1-62
part of Universal Mind, 1-67
power of, 1-42
rises to emergency, 1-63
sees God as He is, 1-57
solves problems, 5-452
source of wealth, 1-54
wonders of, 1-43
work of, l-44
Subjective Mind, 1-45
Success, assurance of, 3-198, 4-361
dream, 2-84
imagination brings, 6-471
secret of, 5-433
two requisites, 4-284
"Suffer little children," 7-624
Suggestion for illness, 7-623
for indigestion, 7-623
for others, 7-625
mass, 7-626
negative brings sickness, 1-61
positive brings health, 1-61
power of, 5-398
vs. medicine, 1-55
Suggestions, 6-503
when to make, 4-284
Supply, law of, 6-481
Surface energy, 1-35
"Sweep up the debris," 7-563
Talents, use them, 4-310
Talisman of Napoleon, 4.267
Tennyson at 80, 6-530
"The great were once," 5-427
"There is no sense," 4-360
"They do me wrong," 3-225
Think abundance, 3-234, 5-412, 6-482
as you, 6-463
big thoughts, 5-442
great thoughts, 6-471
strong thoughts, 3-412
you can, 4-276
Thinking brings success, 2-83
makes it so, 4-345
method of, 3-203
"This city with all," 2-77
"This freedom," 4-287
This one thing I do, 5-435
Thought, business capital, 2-114
controls body, 2-84
creates, l-67
externalizes itself, 2-109
is energy, 2-119, 5-420, 6-482
recreates, 3-172
see Control
Thoughts are a mold, 2-104
are causes, 3-211
discipline, 3-203
supply energy, 2-104
Three requisites, 4-327
Trials, remedy for, 5-382
Trouble, refuse to see, 5-383
Trust implicitly, 5-396
"Trust in the Lord," 4-366
"To every man there openeth," 5-408
Truth is power, 4-290
"To him that hath," 2-107
Tuberculosis, future of, 7-559
Typhus, prevention of, 7-558
Understand secret of power, 5-428
your power, 5-390
Understanding, get, 1-70
Universal Mind, 1-64
encompasses you, 1-68
has no favorites, 5-415
infinite, 5-389
our relation to, 2-112
the source, 6-462
Vanderlip, Frank A., 5-411
Victorious attitude attracts, 4-406
Viewpoint, your, 2-90
Vinci, da, Leonardo, 4-329
Vizualize, 4-365
desire, 2-142
your desires, 6-536
your needs, 3-171
Walsh, Rev. Wm. T., 1-45, 7-568
Walter, Dr. Terry, 2-103
Wanted, 3-244
Wants, picture supplied, 3-248
"Waste no tears," 4-327
Wattles, W. D., 3-171
Weakness defined, 4-289
Wealth, expect, 2-97
from thinking, 2-83
secret of, 2-83
Wells, H. G., 1-51
Wesley, John, at 82, 6-530
Wharton, Dr. Charles M., 6-494
What do you lack, 6-472
do you want, 2-110
"What eye never saw," 3-206
"Whatsoever ye desire," 2-110
Whitman, Walt, 3-210
Whitney, Dr. Willis, 3-210
White, Dr. Douglas, 7-554
Whittier, 4-330
Why grow old? 6-505
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 4-263, 4-327 7-563
Win, you can, 3-190
Wisdom of ages, 4-360
is yours, 6-461
Whateley, 1-49
Work, analyze your, 5-450
begin your, 3-241
if out of, 5-413
with desire, 3-166
World a reflection, 2-102
outer, reflects inner, 3-209
your estate, 3-228
Worries, forget, 5-384
Worry disappears, 3-176
is catching, 7-627
refuse to, 6-483
retards, 4-358
Y
"Ye shall know the truth," 4-287
can do whatever you desire, 2-135
"You say big corporations," 3-191
Your needs are met, 5-373
Youth at 90, 6-532
is perfect health, 6-506
not years, 6-506
vs. age, 6-518