We cannot rise higher than our thought of ourselves.
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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How can I develop myself into the grandest possible manhood?
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Put the uncommon effort into the common task… make it large by doing it in a great way.
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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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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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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.
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Believe with all your heart that you will do what you were made to do.
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We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
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Make it a life-rule to give your best to whatever passes through your hands. Stamp it with your manhood. Let superiority be your trademark.
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Worry clogs the brain and paralyzes the thought. A troubled brain can not think clearly, vigorously, locally.
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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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The best books are those which lift us to a higher plane where we breathe a purer atmosphere.
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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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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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We win half the battle when we make up our minds to take the world as we find it including the thorns.
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We lift ourselves by our own thought; we climb upon our vision of ourselves.
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