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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

Orison Swett Marden

Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them… they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Afraid Animal Eyes Obstacle Wild Yourself
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Bold Mindset Obstacle Ourselves Walk
The secret of happiness is in a cheerful, contented mind. He is poor who is dissatisfied; he is rich who is contented with what he has, and can enjoy what others own.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Enjoyment Happiness Himself Mindset Secret
This is the test of your manhood: How much is there left in you after you have lost everything outside of yourself?
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Lost Man Material Test Yourself
Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality… that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Excellence Hands Mindset Quality Stand
Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.
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Face Happiness Heart Ourselves Young
Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Enough Happiness Sad Yourself
The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Greatness Man Possible Success World
Make it a life-rule to give your best to whatever passes through your hands. Stamp it with your manhood. Let superiority be your trademark.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Best Hands Life Man Rule Trade Yourself
You cannot measure a man by his failures. You must know what use he makes of them. What did they mean to him. What did he get out of them.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Failure Himself Measurement
No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Himself Pay Price Success
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Children Perseverance Price Success Yourself
People do not realise the immense value of utilising spare minutes.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

People Time Value Worth
Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Chance Education Greatness Preparation Profit Yourself
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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Achievement Dreams Greatness Man
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Easy Ourselves Willing

We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

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