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We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

Orison Swett Marden

It is the youth who sees a great opportunity hidden in just these simple services, who sees a very uncommon situation, a humble position, who gets on in the world.
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Greatness Opportunity See World Youth
Man becomes a slave to his constantly repeated acts. What he at first chooses, at last compels.
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Choice Himself Man Repeat Slave
Most men fail, not through lack of education or agreeable personal qualities, but from lack of dogged determination, from lack of dauntless will.
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Determination Education Failure Man Personal Willing
No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.
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Himself Pay Price Success
People do not realise the immense value of utilising spare minutes.
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People Time Value Worth
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
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Bold Mindset Obstacle Ourselves Walk
How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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Development Man Myself Possible
There can be no life which does not contain something to be grateful for, and the habit of gratitude is one of the most powerful assets of success and happiness which can be named.
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Gratitude Habit Life Name Powerful Success
Poverty often hides her charms under an ugly mask; yet thousands have been forced into greatness by their very struggle to keep the wolf from the door.
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Charm Greatness Poverty Struggle Time
We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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Ourselves Rise Standard Thinking
The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone.
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Alone Chance Environment Gold Opportunity Yourself
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
Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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Man Opportunity Wait Weakness
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.
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Greatness Man Possible Success World
He can who thinks he can, and he can’t who thinks he can’t.
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Himself Inspirational Mindset Thinking
There are powers inside of you which, if you could discover and use, would make of you everything you ever dreamed or imagined you could become.
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Discover Dreams Imagination Power Yourself

We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.

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