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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

Orison Swett Marden

The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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Decision Quality Run Value Work World
Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way.
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Common Effort Greatness Way
Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.
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Beginning Grand Possible Time Work
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
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.
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Afraid Animal Eyes Obstacle Wild Yourself
Our thoughts and imaginations are the only real limits to our possibilities.
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Imagination Inspirational Limitation Ourselves Possible Reality Thinking
Talk happiness. The world is sad enough without your woe.
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Enough Happiness Sad Yourself
There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t.
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Himself Law Thinking
You will find the whole world will change to you when you change your attitude toward it.
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Attitude World 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.
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Excellence Hands Mindset Quality Stand
Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say “No,” though all the world say “Yes.
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Afraid Individual Lose Man Talk World
Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
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Desire Destiny Habit Thinking
To think you can creates the force that can.
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Creation Force Thinking Yourself
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed; pay the price and it is yours.
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Children Perseverance Price Success Yourself
Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.
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Balance Love Man Play Work
Opportunity is often missed because we are broadcasting when we should be tuning in.
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Choice Missing Opportunity Reaction

We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

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