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We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.

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
The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.’
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Business Customer Gold Man Place Rule
But how shall I get ideas? ”Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind – Act!
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Ideas Mindset Observation Yourself
The man who has not learned the secret of taking the drudgery out of his task by flinging his whole soul into it, has not learned the first principles of success or happiness.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Happiness Learning Man Principle Secret Soul
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
What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.
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Comfortable Effort Pay People Price Sacrifice Simplicity Willing
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.
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Enjoyment Happiness Himself Mindset Secret
There is no medicine like hope.
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Hope Medicine One Liner
We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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Ourselves Rise Standard Thinking
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Encounter Measurement Struggle Success Yourself
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
How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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Development Man Myself Possible
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
Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Large Obstacle Small Yourself
All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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Achievement Dreams Greatness Man
You will find the whole world will change to you when you change your attitude toward it.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN

Attitude World Yourself

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