True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without.
OG MANDINOLaugh 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.
More Og Mandino Quotes
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With no goals, no priorities, no life strategy of our own, we drift with the herd through an endless meadow of mediocrity, unable to break loose, to achieve even a small part of the dreams we once cherished.
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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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Each misfortune you encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow’s good luck.
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Never settle for the crumbs of life.
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I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.
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I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand.
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Remember that the most difficult tasks are consummated, not by a single explosive burst of energy or effort, but by the constant daily application of the best you have within you.
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Remind thyself, in the darkest moments, that every failure is only a step toward success, every detection of what is false directs you toward what is true, every trial exhausts some tempting form of error, and every adversity will only hide, for a time, your path to peace and fulfillment.
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You will achieve your grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day.
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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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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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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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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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I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force.
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Never, in all of the seventy billion humans who have walked this planet since the beginning of time has there been anyone exactly like you.
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