Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
OG MANDINOEach day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future.
More Og Mandino Quotes
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I will laugh at the world! Never will I allow myself to become so important, so wise, so dignified, so powerful, that I forget how to laugh at myself and my world. And so long as I can Laugh never will I be poor.
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True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.
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One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one’s ability. The smallest task, well done, becomes a miracle of achievement.
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I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools.
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The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to achieving your dreams.
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My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action.
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Remember that there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.
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I will persist until I succeed. Always will I take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.
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And so long as I can laugh, never will I be poor. This then, is one of nature’s greatest gifts and I will waste it no more.
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The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.
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Do all things with love.
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Already I am smiling in anticipation of the good to come.
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Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat never take yourself too seriously.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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Never settle for the crumbs of life.
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I am not a human being, I am a human becoming.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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Opportunities, many times, are so small that we glimpse them not and yet they are often the seeds of great enterprises. Opportunities are also everywhere and so you must always let your hook be hanging. When you least expect it, a great fish will swim by.
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I will greet this day with love in my heart. For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures. Muscles can split a shield and even destroy life itself but only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of man.
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You will move in the direction you are facing.
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I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.
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In truth, the only difference between those who have failed and those who have succeeded lies in the difference of their habits.
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Today will never happen again. Don’t waste it with a false start or no start at all.
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My days of whining and complaining about others have come to an end. Nothing is easier than fault finding. All it will do is discolor my personality so that none will want to associate with me. That was my old life. No more.
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So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if I persist long enough I will win.
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Each failure to sell will increase your chances for success at your next attempt.
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