Work, love and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.
ORISON SWETT MARDENWanted, 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.
More Orison Swett Marden Quotes
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The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
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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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No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.
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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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The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.
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Obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.
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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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Unless you have prepared yourself to profit by your chance, the opportunity will only make you ridiculous. A great occasion is valuable to you just in proportion as you have educated yourself to make use of it.
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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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There is no stimulus like that which comes from the consciousness of knowing that others believe in us.
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There is no law by which one can, as long as he thinks he can’t.
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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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Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
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Your expectations opens or closes the doors of your supply, If you expect grand things, and work honestly for them, they will come to you, your supply will correspond with your expectation.
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There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.
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